May 2010: In This Issue
From the Editor
Welcome Back to
RSN
!
Annual Meeting News
AAR/SBL Concurrent Meeting Announcement
Future Annual Meeting Sites and Dates
Nominate a Scholar for the 2011 International Focus: Mediterranean
2010 Annual Meeting News
What's On in Atlanta
Plenary Speakers in Atlanta
Special Invited Guests
Help to Green Our Annual Meeting
Annual Meeting Publications
Annual Meeting Job Center 2010
2010 Annual Meeting International Focus: Australia and Oceania
Tour Information
Islam Workshop on “Rethinking Islamic Studies”
Leadership Workshop on “Cultivating Interdisciplinarity: Opportunities for Curriculum, Faculty Development, and Hiring”
Religion and Ecology Workshop on “Dealing with Ecological Despair: Religion, Ecology, and Hope in the Classroom”
Religion and Media Workshop on “Religion Counts: Demographic Technologies and the Politics of Surveillance”
Sustainability Workshop on “Teaching about Food, Justice, and Sustainability”
Features
Research Briefing:
Exploring Global Feminist Theologies in a Postcolonial Space: A Learning and Research Immersion Project for Feminist Graduate Students and Post-graduates from Africa and the United States
From the Student Desk:
Qualifying Exams: A Blessing or a Curse
News
Notice of AAR Bylaws Changes
Upcoming Officer Elections
Centennial Fund Contributors
In Memoriam: Harry M. Buck
AAR Board Approves Guidelines for Teaching About Religion in K-12 Public Schools
Interview with the New
JAAR
Editor
Research Grant Awards 2009–2010
AAR/Luce Summer Seminar Cohort II Fellows
Regional Meetings Sites and Dates
Eastern International Region Call for Papers
Mid-Atlantic Region Call for Papers
Midwest Region Call for Papers
New England-Maritimes Region Call for Papers
Pacific Northwest Region Call for Papers
Rocky Mountain-Great Plains Region Call for Papers
Southeast Region Call for Papers
Southwest Region Call for Papers
Upper Midwest Region Call for Papers
Western Region Call for Papers
Religion Newswriters Identify Year’s Top Ten Religion Stories
Briefs
In Memoriam: Norman L. Grover, Longstanding Member of AAR, Dies at 82
Two Schools to Form Interreligious University
Austin Presbyterian Seminary Dean Michael Jinkins to Lead Louisville Seminary
First Goldziher Prize to be Awarded to Mark Cohen for Promoting Understanding across Religious Faiths
Association of Theological Schools and Luce Foundation Name Six Faculty Members as 2010–2011 Henry Luce III Fellows in Theology
2010–2011 Lilly Theological Research Grant Recipients
Theologos Book Awards
Christianity Today Book Awards
Spotlight on Teaching
Undergraduate Research in Religious Studies: Pedagogical Challenges and Strategies
Learning Contracts in Undergraduate Research in Religious Studies
Close Reading for Undergraduate Research
Journal Writing for Undergraduate Research
Transferring Undergraduate Research Pedagogies to the Classroom
Undergraduate Research as Collaborative Pedagogy and Research
Undergraduate Research in Religious Studies: References and Resources