The Wabash Center's Dialogue On Teaching

Unchanged Demographics of Faculty

The Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion

Dr. Steed Davidson is the Executive Director of the Society of Biblical Literature.

Data show that the kinds of persons we bring into doctoral programs and hire onto faculty remain relatively unchanged. In what ways can directors of graduate divisions of religion attend to atrophying doctoral programs? What is the future of religious scholarship if our formation pipelines are stagnant?