As a membership organization, the American Academy of Religion serves and is governed by its members – but how does that work? In this recorded WebinAAR, you will learn about AAR’s governance structure, how leadership is elected, what function committees have, how the AAR’s Program Units create content for the Annual Meetings, and how you can get involved at various levels depending on your time and interests. Sponsored by the Governance and Leadership Development Committee.
Date recorded: June 3, 2024
Amir Hussain | Hussain, past AAR president, is a professor of theological studies at Loyola Marymount University
Nikki Young | AAR Status Committee Director
Amy Defibaugh
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