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Molly Wells contributes to the Undergraduate Religious Studies Association Symposium at Indiana University
Jul. 25, 2023—The symposium’s central aim is interdisciplinary conversation about religion. As such, undergraduate students from across the humanities—Anthropology, Area Studies, English, Comparative Literature, History, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Sociology, etc.—are participating in the symposium and will be presenting their papers. Molly Wells will be presenting her paper “Liturgical Dance, Performativity, and the Body”. See Schedule of events...
Jaret Rushing, religious studies major, publishes undergraduate research on the Islamic mystical concept of the “Perfect Human.”
Jul. 25, 2023—See his publication here. The paper has also recently been translated into German. Congratulations, Jaret!
Josephine Dal, Vanderbilt Arabic Student of the Year
Jul. 21, 2023—Track and field athlete and honors student Josephine Dal, BA’23, was awarded the 2022-23 Vanderbilt Arabic Student of the Year award. As a track and field athlete and Honors student, Dal exemplifies what it takes to be a successful student athlete. Read full story.
Jaret Rushing BA’23 wins 2022-23 American Academy of Religion Undergraduate Research Grant
Jul. 21, 2023—Congratulations to Jaret Rushing, the recipient of the 2022-2023 AAR Undergraduate Research Grant. A student at Vanderbilt University, Jaret’s research project is supervised by AAR member Richard McGregor.
Faculty member Issam Eido selected as Global Academy Scholar at Harvard’s Program in Islamic Law
Jul. 21, 2023—Read more about Issam Eido and his research in the Islamic Law Blog’s “Spotlight Series.”