NEWS Fall 2009 Executive Committee Meeting Minutes (10 January 2010)

2009 Annual Business Meeting Minutes (1 December 2010)

Online access to Theatre Survey is now available to ASTR members (login in to ASTR site required) (13 July 2009)

Spring 2009 Executive Committee Meeting Minutes (28 April 2009)

Fall 2008 Executive Committee Meeting Minutes (6 April 2009)

2008 Annual Business Meeting Minutes (2 February 2009)

Report on Academic Workforce from MLA (17 December 2008)

Significant changes in hiring practices at United States colleges and universities are causing a shift in the well-established balance among different types of faculty appointments. This past week the MLA released a report on the academic workforce that presents findings of extensive new research by an ad hoc committee of the ADE. The report, "Education in the Balance," documents the emergence of a teaching faculty, made up largely of full- and part-time non-tenure-track instructors holding master's degrees, alongside the research faculty, made up of tenured and tenure-track teacher-scholars holding PhDs. Endorsed by the MLA Executive Council, the report includes new recommendations for appropriate staffing mixes in undergraduate sections at Carnegie Doctoral/Research, Master's, and Baccalaureate institutions.

Spring 2008 Executive Committee Meeting Minutes (22 October 2008)

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

The American Society for Theatre Research relies on the involvement of its members to help develop and expand its operations, as well as to facilitate its ongoing activities. ASTR invites members to indicate their interest in being considered for those officer positions and elected and appointed committee positions opening up in the current year. (Members can refer to the lists of “Officers and Executive Committee” and “Committees and Appointments” under “About” on the ASTR Web site.) Interested members should contact the chair of the Nominating Committee, Jonathan Chambers ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) by October 1, with an e-mail message including their name, title, institutional affiliation, address, research specialization(s), and preferred positions.

In considering candidates for nomination, the American Society for Theatre Research does not discriminate based on race, color, sex, gender identification, sexual orientation, national origin, age, religion, or disability status. Additionally, in considering candidates for nomination, the American Society for Theatre Research seeks to represent a broad spectrum of scholarly interests that reflects the diversity of the field(s) of Theatre and Performance Studies.

Announcement of Change in Dues (3 September 2008)

NRC Update (3 September 2008)

Report on the 2008 ACLS Meeting (3 September 2008)

Finalization of Archives Agreement (3 September 2008)

Donate your tax refund to ASTR! (19 May 2008)