please vote on new AAA ethics statement

[Lise Dobrin]

Dear colleagues, 

On behalf of the AAA Committee on Ethics, I want to encourage everyone to vote on the new AAA ethics statement before the ballot closes at 5pm EST on Thursday October 25th. I have been watching the AAA code review closely as it's been going on and have been impressed at every step by the conscientiousness of the process. And, if you take a look at the document you will see that it's not just a tweak this time but a real reconceptualization of what a statement like this is and how it can be made useful (it's built in three tiers -- summarizing principles, explication, and embedded links to relevant -- often complicating -- discussions). I believe it sets a new standard for interventions of this kind.

In order to vote, go to the AAA homepage (aaanet.org) and log in. It will give you a 'vote now' box on the right.
Lise


Lise M. Dobrin
Assistant Professor
Linguistics Program Director
Department of Anthropology
University of Virginia
Brooks Hall 202
PO Box 400120
Charlottesville, VA 22904-4120 USA
1-434-924-7048
dobrin at virginia.edu