If you’re planning to attend the upcoming EIR Annual Meeting at U of T (May 2-4), make sure to check out the Graduate Student Workshop. Happening Thursday May 2 from 4:30-5:30 in the Jackman Humanities Building (JHB 318), join us as we explore Religious Studies Beyond the Discipline: A Roundtable Discussion.

We are happy to share that the preliminary program for our upcoming conference at the University of Toronto is now available!

Registration for the 2024 EIR Regional Meeting is officially open!

Join us May 2-4 at the University of Toronto. Centred on the theme Sea Change: Religion, Cosmology, Environment, the conference will feature a keynote address from Dr. Hillary Kaell (McGill University) as well as a series of presentations from scholars and students from across the region.

Stay tuned to this page for information about the conference as we get closer to event!

We would like to thank everyone who submitted a proposal for our upcoming conference! We are thrilled with the number of great proposals that we received, and are excited about the conversations that will take place.

Our team is currently reviewing proposals, and we hope to communicate the results to all applicants by mid-March. 

If you have any questions in the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The EIR is thrilled to announce the theme of our 2024 Regional Meeting! Join us from May 2-4

We are extending the deadline for submissions by 1 week! Submissions are now due, via Google Form, on Monday February 12.

In an effort to assist members to attend our upcoming conference, the EIR is offering one Travel Grant, valued at $300

On Tuesday, January 16, 2024, UNC Greensboro's Chancellor announced that several academic departments, including Religious Studies, were facing termination. The final decision to decide the future of the department is set for February 1, 2024. 

Leaders from the American Academy of Religion delivered a letter to UNCG's Chancellor and Provost today urging them to reconsider their plans. You can read it here. 

UNCG students and faculty have created petitions to fight for the preservation of this department "in recognition of the enormous value these [religious studies] courses have for both UNCG students and the broader community." 

Please consider supporting them and the larger mission of sustaining and protecting the academic study of religion.

If you are a student, you can sign the petition here: SIGN THE PETITION

There is an additional petition for faculty, which you can sign here: SIGN THE PETITION

As you put together your schedule for the AAR's upcoming Annual Meeting in San Antonio, we would like to extend an invitation to all members to attend the Regions Forum!