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Announcements
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Hired Professor Jerome Clarke
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Professor Onaje Woodbine received tenure
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Professor Edward Guetti published an article, ""
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Professor Shubha Pathak published an article, "”, in a special issue (“Transdisciplinary Approaches to the Rāmāyaṇa and Mahābhārata”) of the journal Religions of South Asia.
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There will be an upcoming conference in October, stay tuned for details!
- Professor and Department ChairJin Y. Parkwas elected Vice President of the, the world's largest (more than 8,000 members) scholarly society dedicated to the study of religion. She will be President-Elect and then President over the next three years, and is the first scholar of the East Asian traditions to be elected since the founding of AARin 1909.Professor Park also received the Uberoi Foundation Religious Studies grant in the amount of $25,000 for her project on “Buddhism and Non-violence.
- ʰǴڱǰOnaje Woodbinereceived a $40,000 First Book Grant for Scholars of Color from the Louisville Institute for his book,Take Back What the Devil Stole: An African American Prophet's Encounters in the Spirit World(Columbia University Press).
Bishop Hurst Lecture
Since 1958, the Bishop Hurst Lecture has exposed AU students to some of the most distinguished thinkers who are working on the frontiers of contemporary thought, and who are relevant to many disciplines.
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The annual Durfee Lecture series provides our students and colleagues with the opportunity to meet distinguished thinkers in the world of religion.
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McDowell Conference
Each year, American University welcomes a new McDowell Fellow: a visiting professor who uses their unique lens on philosophy to hold a conference that explores a distinct area of social policy.
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Texts & Traditions
Texts and Traditions is an annual event panel of expert colleagues who discuss issues of shared concern across the Jewish, Christian, and Muslim traditions.
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More announcements
- Hear Professor Jin Y. Park discuss Kim Iryŏp’s life and philosophy on the .
- Faculty member Onaje WoodbineɰdzٱReligion & Politics.
- OurMAof Philosophy graduate student Julie Williams-Reyes (they/them) was recently recognized asa featuredchangemakerin AU’s weekly bulletin. Julie has spent their time at American University studying, writing, grassroot organizing, and advocating for populations who need help most.
- As part ofDr. Perry Zurn's"Curiosity, Politics, and the Public Realm" graduate seminar, students pitched episode ideas to Lynn Borton, executive producer of thepodcast. Now those episodes are being released! Check out Matt Ferguson'sand Julie Williams-Reyes' "." Hear Dr. Zurn discuss his newest work on the .
- Onaje Woodbine hosted the first two workshops in the Sacred Tools of Resistance series on September 30 withIfa Chief, Awodele Ifayemi who discussed cowrie shell divination and October 14 with Dr. Yang who taught embryonic breathing.
- At virtual , alumni share thoughts and experiences with racism and activism.
- AU PHIL/REL alumRory Kraft penned an op-ed in theYork Daily Record:.
- Philosophy student Angelica Vegawas a fellow this summer at RespectAbility, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that understands we are a stronger community when we live up to our values:when we are welcoming, diverse, moral and respect one another. Read about her work:.
