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July 10, 2019
An article written by Professor Caleb Simmons was featured in the July 10 issue of Lo Que Pasa UA@Work, an online magazine for UA employees. The article highlights Professor Simmons's research and field work on his most recent trip to India in…
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May 17, 2019
Donna Swaim, who touched thousands of students’ lives in her 50 years teaching at the UA, brought a commitment to study abroad that the College of Humanities continues today.
In thanks for her life-long service to the University of Arizona and her…
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May 10, 2019
Congratulations to the College of Humanities’ Outstanding Senior for Spring 2019, Chelsea Forer!
Forer graduates with honors, completing a double major in Religious Studies and Biological Anthropology and spent two years as a College of Humanities…
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May 1, 2019
Religious Studies is thrilled to announce that Cecilia Cruz is the first-ever winner of the Fred and Barbara Borga Award.
The Fred and Barbara Borga Award was established in memory of Fred and Barbara Borga through the generosity of their son Ross …
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April 26, 2019
Religious Studies is proud to announce 2019 winners of the Donna Swaim International Award for Religious Studies: Amelia Symm and Robert Lisak.
The Donna Swaim International Award for Religious Studies enables academically-prepared Religious…
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April 17, 2019
Last week, Professor Andrea McComb Sanchez delivered lectures at a Barnard College/Columbia University and Yale University.
On April 8, Professor McComb Sanchez lectured on "Becoming a Tradition: Pueblo Indian Patron Saint Feast Days as Resistance…
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April 17, 2019
The Department of Religious Studies and Classics is happy to announce the winners of the Lionel Rombach and Ora Bretall Awards for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Awardees for the Ora Bretall Award are (alphabetical by last name): Lindsay Briese,…
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March 14, 2019
Three Religious Studies majors presented papers at the American Academy of Religion/Western Region annual conference.
This was just the second year that undergraduate papers have been accepted and the University of Arizona is the only university to…
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March 12, 2019
Brett Esaki recently published an article in CrossCurrents titled, “Japanese American Spiritual Ambiguity and Arts of Silence.” It describes the challenge of making political art that communicates an experience of ambiguity.
You can find the article…
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March 11, 2019
Religious Studies major Robert Lisak has been awarded the SILLC Global Award. This very competitive award will help fund Rob's participation in the Arizona in Hangzhou: Chinese Culture and Buddhism Study Abroad program.
Rob says "My…
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Feb. 14, 2019
College of Humanities double major Rob Lisak is featured as the UA Honors College student of the week.
Lisak majors in Religious Studies and East Asian Studies and talked with the Honors College about his experiences studying abroad in…
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Feb. 13, 2019
A $50,000 commitment from Dr. Ross Schwartzberg will establish a new scholarship for UA students majoring in Religious Studies for Health Professionals, as well as an annual lecture series focusing on health and religion.
Dr. Schwartzberg, who…