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Three 黑料网吃瓜爆料professors partner with communities to make a local, national and global impact
黑料网吃瓜爆料professors Will Schanbacher, Heather O鈥橪eary and Christian Wells, are sharing their time, expertise and resources with communities to 鈥渂uild capacity for positive change.鈥
January 22, 2025Events
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Four of USF鈥檚 religious studies professors received a $60,000 grant, placing 黑料网吃瓜爆料in the forefront for providing religious and cultural competency to health students and professionals.
Four of USF鈥檚 religious studies professors received a $60,000 grant, placing 黑料网吃瓜爆料in the forefront for providing religious and cultural competency to health students and professionals.
January 16, 2025Honors and Awards
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Dr. Potts Makes a Guest Appearance on Bob Chapman's Podcast
Dr. Potts recently appeared on the Barry-Wehmiller Podcast with Bob Chapman to discuss the importance of end of life dialogue.
August 21, 2024Faculty News
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Congratulations to Dr. Adib Farhadi!
Join us in congratulating Dr. Farhadi for receiving the 黑料网吃瓜爆料 Distinguished Service Award for 2022-2023!
May 1, 2024Faculty News
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Religious Studies welcomed Dr. Steven M. Vose for an overview of historical narratives on Jain-Muslim relations in India
The Department of Religious Studies welcomed Dr. Steven M. Vose, an assistant professor in the Department of History and holder of the Bhagwan Suparshvanatha Professorship in Jain Studies at the University of Colorado-Denver, for a discussion on 鈥淛ust as When Hindus Ruled: The Sultans of Delhi in Jain History and Memory.鈥
March 26, 2024Events
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Guest speaker Rev. Dr. Kapugollawe Anandakiththi set to discuss UNESCO World Heritage Site Sigiriya
Theravada Buddhist monk and Senior Lecturer in Linguistics at the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, Rev. Dr. Kapugollawe Anandakiththi, will be the guest speaker during an event that will highlight Sigiriya 鈥 a 5th-century plateau-top palace situated in Sri Lanka鈥檚 serpentine geological zone.
February 28, 2024Events
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Department of Religious Studies to host Dr. Steven M. Vose for Jain Community Lecture
The talk, titled 鈥淛ust as When Hindus Ruled: The Sultans of Delhi in Jain History and Memory,鈥 will highlight two persistent and problematic ways of writing the history of India.
February 28, 2024Events
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Dr. Adib Farhadi releases fifth volume in The Great Power Competition Book Series: The Russian Invasion of Ukraine and Implication for the Central Region
Dr. Farhadi鈥檚 latest edited volume addresses national security threats and strategic opportunities for the United States and its allies in the Middle East and Central Asia following Russia鈥檚 invasion of Ukraine.
October 10, 2023Publications
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Dr. Potts' Article with The Conversation
Dr. Garrett Potts with The Conversation, a nonprofit, independent news organization that prides themselves on making knowledge more accessible to the public and supports experts in their respective fields, released an article titled "Looking for your 鈥榗alling鈥?
September 12, 2023Faculty News
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Congratulations to Dr. Gil Ben-Herut!
Dr. Ben-Herut received in 2023 two awards to support his research. These include a Research Grant jointly funded by the American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and a Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Award.
September 1, 2023Honors and Awards
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Welcome our New Faculty!
Please give a warm welcome to our new faculty members of the Religious Studies Department! Dr. Justin Henry, our Bhagwan Padma Prabhu Endowed Assistant Professor and Dr. Dylan Bailey, our Postdoctoral Research Scholar! Make sure to keep an eye out for their upcoming courses and projects!
August 21, 2023Faculty News
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Congratulations to Will Schanbacher and the UFSG!
Project Director Will Schanbacher along with other 黑料网吃瓜爆料faculty was awarded an NEH Humanities Connections grant titled, "Urban Food Sovereignty in the Humanities and Beyond" ($34,810), for a one-year project for collaboration between faculty, students, and community members on the design of new courses and experiential learning activities related to food studies.
July 1, 2023Honors and Awards