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April 21, 2016
This year, the Donna Swaim International Award for Religious Studies will fund two Religious Studies majors participating in the 2016 Arizona in India study abroad program, led by Religious Studies Professor Caleb Simmons. The two Swaim Award…
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Feb. 18, 2016
A core mission of Religious Studies at the University of Arizona is to foster deeper understanding of the complex religious traditions in our community and around the world. Over the years, many of our students have visited the Islamic Center of…
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Feb. 15, 2016
In Summer 2016 Religious Studies will launch "Arizona in India," a study abroad program in Mysore, India. The program will be led by Religious Studies professor Caleb Simmons and offer two courses for 6 units of UA credit.
To see program…
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Jan. 7, 2016
The Religious Studies Program is pleased to announce the recipients of the Lionel Rombach and Ora Bretall Scholarships for 2015-2016. The scholarship amounts range from $1,000-$2,000 and are applied to the educational expenses of Religious Studies…
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Dec. 7, 2015
Religious Studies senior Tiffany Lee has been named the recipient of the University of Arizona Foundation Outstanding Senior Award for the College of Humanities for Fall 2015. In honor of her outstanding achievement, she will be recognized by the…
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Oct. 12, 2015
Professor Andrea McComb Sanchez will present "The Role of Religion in the Colonization and Consolidation of the American Southwest" at the Colonial Conquest in the Nazi East and the American West: Value and Limits of Comparative Approaches Symposium…
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April 7, 2015
Thomas (T.J.) Mitchell Jr., a double major in Religious Studies and PPEL (Philosophy, Politics, Economics & Law), has been awarded a full-tuition scholarship by the ASU Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law. He will begin law school there in Fall…
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April 6, 2015
Tiffany Lee, a pre-med undergraduate triple majoring in Religious Studies, Creative Writing, and Nutritional Sciences, is the first recipient of the Donna Swaim International Award for Religious Studies. This award will provide funding for her to…
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March 6, 2015
Dr. Andrea McComb Sanchez delivered the keynote lecture at the University of California, Santa Barbara's Symposium on Native Food Ways, Environmentalism, and Biocolonialism on March 6, 2015. Her lecture was titled "It's not just food! Religious…
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Jan. 18, 2015
The University of Arizona Religious Studies Program’s Response to the Planned Anti-Islam Rally
A core mission of the Religious Studies Program at the University of Arizona is to foster deeper understanding of the complex religious…
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Jan. 15, 2015
Dr. Peter Foley, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Director of the Institute for the Study of Religion and Culture (ISRC), and Faculty Associate in the Division for Late Medieval and Reformation Studies has been elected to the Slater…
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Jan. 6, 2015
The Religious Studies Program is pleased to announce the recipients of the Lionel Rombach and Ora Bretall Scholarships for 2014-2015. The scholarship amounts range from $1,000-$2,000 and are applied to the educational expenses of Religious Studies…