Dec 16 2010
SBL and Student (dis)engagement
Unless you have been living under a rock for the last month, word about the SBL restrictions on student papers has reached your disenfranchised ears. Here’s an excerpt:
There has also been considerable discussion about the criteria for the participation of
students as paper presenters for the Annual Meeting. Council has also taken the
following unanimous actions:
-All students without a doctoral degree are required to submit to the Program Unit
Chair the full text of the paper they are proposing to read.
-The number of sessions a student without a doctoral degree can participate in will
be limited to one.
Council would also like to remind members who serve as teachers, mentors and advisors
that our Regional Meetings often represent an excellent opportunity for students to
present papers.
In response, a Facebook Group has been created along with a student survey. Also, some speculation on the (lack of) enforcement by program chairs.
So much for SBL avoiding more controversy!