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CFC: Guide to Graduate Humanities Education
AAR-SW Friends, Another publishing opportunity. Jordan Reed and Leanne Horinko of Drew University are editing a volume on the student experience in graduate school in the humanities, and need a few more essays to round out the volume. Since we have a number of all-star graduate students and faculty who work with graduate students this…
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CFC: Issues & Controversies in History
AAR-SW Historians, Facts on File is looking for authors to contribute to their world history database Issues & Controversies in History. Below is their call for chapters: CALL FOR AUTHORS Issues & Controversies in History Facts On File is hiring historians and writers on a freelance basis to contribute articles to Issues & Controversies in…
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CFP: Diversity and Inclusiveness Conference
AAR-SW Friends, Texas A&M University at Galveston announced that they will be hosting an upcoming conference of Diversity and Inclusion in Higher ed that may be of interest to many of you. Here are the details: Conference: National Conference on Inclusion and Diversity in Higher Education Date: April 3, 2017 to April 5, 2017 Location:…
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CFA: Currents in Teaching and Learning
AAR-SW Friends, The academic journal Currents in Teaching and Learning is looking for submissions for their Fall 2016 issue. CTL publishes articles pertaining to teaching and learning across disciplines. They are looking for short reports about different classroom practices in a variety of disciplines, theoretical essays, and book reviews. Seeing as how we have have…
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Fellowship Opportunity: Frankel Institute for Advanced Judaic Studies Application Opened
AAR-SW Jewish Studies Scholars, The Frankel Institute for Advanced Judaic Studies is now accepting applications for 2017-2018 Fellowships funding research on Jews and the Material in Antiquity. Applications may be accessed here. Applications are due October 7, 2016. See below for the Fellowship description. For more information, visit the Frankel Institute for Advanced Judaic Studies…
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CFP – “Ways of Knowing” Harvard Graduate Conference – July 17, 2016
AAR-SW Graduate Students, Ok, so this opportunity is not exactly in the SW region, but it is a chance for our SW students to shine. Harvard Divinity School has announced their 5th annual graduate student conference on religion: “Ways of Knowing.” Abstracts [Submitted Here] of 300 words are due by July 17, 2016 for the…
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CFP: The Meaning and Power of Negativity (Aug 31, 2016)
Attention AAR-SW Doctoral Students and Recent PhDs, Claremont Graduate University has announced the theme of their 38th Philosophy of Religion Conference to be hosted in Claremont, California, on February 17-18, 2017: The Meaning and Power of Negativity. In addition to an impressive host of speakers, which may be viewed in the conference announcement, the Udo…
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AAR Call for Book Series Editor – June 1, 2016
AAR-SW, The AAR Publications Committee is seeking two book series editors. See they’re call below: The AAR Publications Committee seeks two book editors: one for the Academy Series and one for the Reflection and Theory in the Study of Religion Series. Both series are sponsored by the American Academy of Religion and published in cooperation…
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Student Lounge Round-tables Announced (San Antonio, 2016)
Fresh news on the graduate student round-tables at the upcoming national AAR meeting in San Antonio: This year’s Annual Meeting will feature several Student Roundtables on various topics, aimed at serving student member needs, and organized and hosted by members just finishing (or just finished) their degrees. We encourage you to peruse the descriptions below,…
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AAR Regional Development Grant Deadline – June 1
The AAR awards each year several Regional Development Grants. The deadline for application is June 1. Regional Development Grants provide funds for special projects within the regions that promise to benefit the scholarly and professional life of AAR members and do the work of the AAR in the regions. Workshops, special programs, training events and…
