Professional Matters
The Professional Matters Division is charged with overseeing the social, ethical, and professional contexts of the discipline of Classics. Its goal is the promotion of equity in all aspects of the profession. It is headed by the Vice President for Professional Matters and includes the Professional Matters Committee, the Subcommittee on Professional Ethics, the Committee on Placement, the Committee on the Status of Women and Minority Groups (CSWMG), and the Classics Advisory Service, which is a service to help college and university teachers maintain and strengthen their programs in Classics and maintains its own web page.
Electronic Publication and the Classics Profession
In order to begin dialogue on this topic among classicists, the division sponsored a panel at the 2004 Annual Meeting. The papers from this panel (which will open in a new window) are now online.
Data Collection
The division supervises all data collection for the APA. The reporting schedule of the CSWMG has recently been changed to one report per year analyzing three years of data on faculty and curricula, placement, or journals, starting in 2005 with a report on placement from 2001-2004. Annual surveys will continue to be sent to journals and placement candidates, and the Joint Committee on Placement will report on the status of the job market every year. The following reports and supporting documentation are currently available:
- CSWMG Report on 2003-2004 Department Survey and its Accompanying Tables and Figures
- Faculty and Curricula
- Classical Journals
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Placement and Hiring
- 2000-2001 Placement Report of the CSWMG
- 2000-2001 Report of the Committee on Placement
- 2001-2002 Placement Report of the CSWMG
- 2001-2002 Report of the Joint Committee on Placement
- 2002-2003 Placement Report of the CSWMG
- 2002-2003 Report of the Joint Committee on Placement
- 2003-2004 Report of the Joint Committee on Placement
- Cumulative Placement Report of the CSWMG (2000-2004)
- CSWMG Tables for 2007, 2008, and 2009
- Participation in Placement Service: 2003-2012
Advice for Job Candidates
The Joint Committee on Placement has prepared a Checklist of Advice for Job Candidates that should be consulted by all those seeking academic positions in classics or classical archaeology (opens in a new window).
Council of Graduate Schools' April 15 Deadline
The APA Statement of Professional Ethics specifically affirms this CGS policy, and the Subcommittee on Professional Ethics reminds Classics graduate programs in the United States that they should not require or even suggest an acceptance deadline before April 15. Students should also strictly comply with the provisions of the CGS resolution and promptly notify other institutions when they have accepted an offer from a graduate program. The Subcommittee confirms that it will treat very seriously allegations that the policy has been violated by either graduate programs or graduate students.
Adjunct and Part-Time Faculty
The APA is a member of the Coalition on the Academic Workforce, a group of higher education and disciplinary associations concerned about the dramatic increase in the use of "contingent," or non-tenure-track, faculty appointments. The Coalition has recently published a survey on the work and working conditions of part-time faculty in colleges and universities. The Professional Matters Division sponsored a panel on this topic at the APA's 1998 Annual Meeting.
Grievances
All grievances should be reported to John F. Miller, Vice President for Professional Matters (jfm4j@virginia.edu). Consult the APA Statement on Professional Ethics for information about the association's ethical standards and the APA Regulations for a description of our grievance policies and procedures.
Last updated on May 21, 2013.
