Editors’ Page: The State of the Profession

Having attended the annual meetings of the American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR) and the Society of Biblical Literature in November,a I was in an excellent position, I thought, to compare this year’s annual meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA), which was held in Philadelphia in January. The best I can say for the AIA meeting, however, is that it was largely unexciting. Perhaps I just attended the wrong sessions. But there were a few tip-offs: Sessions started at 9:00 and ended at 4:00, with no evening plenary sessions. Most of the speakers were limited to 15 […]