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Fred and Barbara Borga Award for Religious Studies for Health Professionals The Fred and Barbara Borga Award supports undergraduate students at the University of Arizona majoring in Religious Studies for Health Professionals (BS) or Religious…
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students
Monday
Religious Studies is now accepting applications for the Rombach and Bretall Scholarships from students with a major in Religious Studies OR Religious Studies for Health Professionals (RSHP). The next application deadline is March 18, 2024.  Awards…
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Orvieto at sunset
Feb. 19, 2024
In Summer 2024,  Dr. Nathaniel Katz will be offering Classics courses through the Arizona in Orvieto, Italy study abroad program, and the Department of Religious Studies and Classics is offering generous scholarships for students enrolling in these…
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Emily Wright
Dec. 11, 2023
Two College of Humanities seniors are the recipients of the Centennial Achievement Undergraduate Awards, including Emily Wright, a double major in Religious Studies and Journalism.   Wright grew up in Gilbert, Arizona, where she observed a pious…
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Awardees
Dec. 8, 2023
The Department of Religious Studies and Classics is happy to announce the winners of the Lionel Rombach and Ora Bretall Scholarship Awards for the 2023-2024 academic year. Awardee for the Ora Bretall Scholarship is:  Roland Swedlund . Awardee for…
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Dec. 1, 2023
The Department of Religious Studies and Classics is excited to offer support to University of Arizona students (any major/minor) who would like to begin their study of Ancient Greek this winter!   GRK 101 - Elementary Classical Greek I will be…
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Alejandro Nava
Sept. 11, 2023
The project examines how southern Arizona communities of faith, non-profit organizations, local and county officials, as well as a wide swath of individual volunteers, have responded to the rapid increase in asylum seekers crossing the U.S.-Mexico…
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Sept. 8, 2023
Donna Swaim International Award for Religious Studies (Study Abroad) The Donna Swaim International Award for Religious Studies enables academically-prepared majors in Religious Studies or Religious Studies for Health Professionals (RSHP) to study…
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students
April 11, 2023
Application Deadline: Applications will be accepted through Monday, May 1, 2023 In 1978, Lionel England “Lee” Rombach donated funds to Religious Studies at the University of Arizona for the purpose of supporting upper-level…
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Dec. 1, 2022
The Department of Religious Studies and Classics is happy to announce the winners of the Ora Bretall Scholarship Awards for the 2022-2023 academic year. Awardees are Myana Hibbert and Mitch Emerson Conroy. Congratulations to our outstanding…
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Nov. 13, 2022
The Department of Religious Studies and Classics is excited to offer support to University of Arizona students who would like to begin their study of Ancient Greek this winter! Ancient (classical) Greek is a requirement for the minor in New…
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Oct. 17, 2022
A one-time baseball prospect who followed his calling into the priesthood and then into academia, Dr. Robert A. Burns is remembered as a professor who dedicated 45 years to making the world a better place through education and understanding, with…