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In Praise of the Arts and Humanities
Of griots and professorsAs a scholar, I have spent nearly three decades studying the art and social life of West African griots. Griots are storytellers, guardians of cultural memory (they are known…
Article by Isaac Weiner wins Rockower Award
Isaac Weiner, Director of the Center for the Study of Religion and professor in the Department of Comparative Studies, recently received a 2024 Simon Rockower Award from the American Jewish…
CSR Names Dr. Meera Jo Kachroo as Visiting Scholar
The Center for the Study of Religion is excited to announce the upcoming events with the short-term visiting scholar for the autumn semester. Meera Jo Kachroo (PhD, McGill University) is a Post…
2023-2024 Student Award Winners
At the April 16 end-of-year celebration, the Humanities Insitute's center directors announced their award winners for the academic year. Undergraduate and graduate students were present to receive…
CSR's Spring 2024 Visiting Scholars Initiative
The Center for the Study of Religion is excited to launch a new visiting scholar program for Spring 2024. This ongoing initiative aims to support contingent and independent scholars by bringing them…
CSR Visiting Scholar – Call for Applications
The Center for the Study of Religion has announced a new short-term visiting scholar program. Building on a successful pilot program in March 2023, they are currently accepting…
Summer 2023 Courses Now Available
The Centers for Ethnic Studies, Medieval and Renaissance Studies, and Study of Religion now have courses for the Summer 2023 term available on their websites. The Center for Ethnic Studies includes…
Winter Deadlines for Scholarships, Awards and Grant Opportunities
Upcoming Funding OpportunitiesThe centers of the Humanities Institute offer a number of scholarships, awards and other funding opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students throughout the…
New Associate Director, Program Directors named for 2022-2023
The Humanities Institute is pleased to announce new members to our team. Dr. Paloma Martinez-Cruz is the new Program Director for Latina/o Studies. She also serves as a Associate Professor in the…