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From the Editor

  The Start of the Academic Year and Annual Meeting Preparations

Annual Meeting News

  Sponsor a Mediterranean Scholar in 2011
  Future Annual Meeting Dates and Sites
  2010 Annual Meeting News
    Getting Around Atlanta
    What's On in Atlanta
    Plenary Speakers
    Special Invited Guests
    Performances and Exhibits
    Focus on Australia and Oceania:
      Conversation with an International Focus Scholar
      Kudos to 2010 International Scholar Cosponsors
      International Focus Sessions
    Highlighted Sessions and Events:
      Atlanta Focus Sessions
      Reel Religion
      Special Topics Forums
      Wildcard Sessions
    Student Events
    Tour Information
    Workshops:
      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"
    Annual Meeting Job Center 2010

Features

  In the Public Interest:
    Religion, Character, and Education: Another Battleground in the Public Schools?
  Beyond Academe:
    Lessons Learned from Beyond Academe
  Not for Women Only:
    Sexual Harassment
  From the Student Desk:
    The Intelligent Design of Online Resources

Focus on Work/Life Balance

  Are We Productive Yet?
  Freeing the Mother-lode from Mother-overload: The Difference that Institutions Can Make
  Checklists for Getting a Life Soon
  Diversity and Sanity: How an AAUP Chapter Helps

News

  Notice of AAR Bylaws Changes
  AAR Officer Elections
  Coalition On The Academic Workforce (CAW)
  Centennial Fund Contributors
  In Memoriam: Mary Daly
  In Memoriam: William R. LaFleur
  A Report from the AAR/Luce Summer Seminars
  All About AAR/OUP Publications: The Academy Series
  Academy Series Editor Search
  A Multifaith Emergency?
  AAR Awards
    Elaine Pagels Wins Marty Award
    Patterson to Receive Excellence in Teaching Award
    Heller Named the Religion and the Arts Winner
    Annual Book Awards
    International Dissertation Research Grant Winners
    AAR Honors Journalists for In-Depth Reporting
  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
  Briefs
    In Memoriam: Clark H. Pinnock, Longstanding Member of AAR, Dies at 73
    Pacific School of Religion Names Riess Potterveld President
    Fairfield University Professor Awarded Prestigious NEH and ACLS Grants

Spotlight on Teaching

  Teaching for Civic Engagement: Background and Overview
  Engaged Pedagogy and Civic Engagement
  Site Visits and Civic Engagement
  Civic Engagement and International Service-Learning
  Civic Engagement and Civic Spaces
  Reflections on Engaged Civic Learning and Teaching
  Teaching for Civic Engagement: Suggested Resources
 

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