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AAR Student Members 
Why Become a Student Member?
By Nichole Renee PhillipsThe American Academy of Religion is one of the leading professional associations for the study and teaching of religion, theology, and other cognate fields. This learned society attracts the expertise of theological educators, religious scholars, and other professionals — journalists, clergy, public policy leaders, social scientists, and even “think tanks” — writing about and interested in the role of religion in public practice and private life. Members from North America and throughout the rest of the world represent some 11,000 individuals and institutions affiliated with the AAR. Students comprise about one-third of this membership base and actively participate in AAR sponsored annual meetings, regional conferences, teaching and publishing workshops, and additional programming.
From undergraduate to graduate school, student members benefit from the numerous and diverse resources the AAR offers. Because students are invaluable to this organization, the AAR employs various venues to address the student life and professional development of this special population.
Annual Meetings offer:
Job Center, featuring job listings and interview facilities
Student Town Hall meeting
Student Lounge
“Beyond the Boundaries” Public Lecture Series
Special Topics Forums
Student Member’s Social
Peer Social Networking
Special luncheons and panels (hosted by Wabash Center, ATLA, etc.)
Publisher Exhibit Hall, featuring some 100 academic and university presses
Regional Meetings provide paper presentation and professional social networking opportunities.
“From the Student Desk” column in AAR’s Religious Studies News captures the “lived” experiences of graduate students.
The graduate student e-newsletter, “Speaking of Students (S.O.S),” disseminates information about navigating the road from being a student to becoming a professor and researcher.
Through Job Postings, student members gain access to new openings and other announcements.
The Syllabus Project, an AAR on-line resource, answers “how-to” prepare a syllabus and presents a panoply of syllabi.
The AAR student group on Facebook® — search under "Student Members and Friends of the American Academy of Religion" — opens space for more peer social networking.
