At the #MeToo session, graduate students were represented on the panel by an empty chair. Read the statement from the Graduate Student Committee articulating why and the response from the AAR Board.

The AAR has four newly elected board members! Thank you to all AAR members who voted in these elections. Read the full announcement.

The AAR has selected the 2018 recipients of the Awards for Excellence in the Study of Religion and the Best First Book in the History of Religions. View the winners.

Congratulations to Julie Byrne, Edward Curtis IV, Henry Goldschmidt, Shari Rabin, and Caroline Schroeder. 

Elsa Marty and Aaron T. Hollander have each won funding through the AAR's International Dissertation Research Grant (IDRG) program.

Jacob Olupona Wins Marty Award for Public Understanding of Religion
For fostering understanding of religious pluralism in Africa and African diasporic communities and his work for peace and understanding in Nigerian civic, academic, religious and political spheres.

Jack Fitzmier, retiring AAR Executive Director, introduces the new long-range plan, which provides a framework for growth and change in the coming years.

The AAR and SBL recently issued an important jobs report tracking Employment Services listing data from AY16-17. It continues the vital task of identifying key employment trends in religious, biblical, and theological studies.

Read the updated statement and the new requirement for attendees of the AAR Annual Meeting.

We gratefully acknowledge these contributors to the Academy Fund. Their generous donations support AAR programs and services, including Annual Meeting Travel Grants. Thank you!