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Annual Graduate Symposium and Awards Ceremony

2026-05-08

The Department of Religion is pleased to announce its annual Graduate Research Symposium and Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, May 13th, 2026 from 10:00am-2:00pm in Lucy Ellis. We will provide lunch from Dubai Grill and cake from Rick's Bakery. For more details, please...

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Sheenjini Gosh, Graduate

Pandharipande Prize

"Theologies Unbound: Cinematic Re-inscriptions of the Sacred in Contemporary Indian Film"

Sabrina Longo, Undergraduate

Pandharipande Prize

"The Magnetism of Shakti"

Arion Dey, Undergraduate

Pandharipande Prize

"Analysis of the Deontological Ethics of Swami Vivekananda’s Neo-Vedanta."

Pandharipande Prize

The Pandharipande Award is a prize for the best undergraduate and graduate paper written on the topic of Hinduism. Both undergraduate and graduate student winners are awarded $500 in a competition judged by faculty in the department. Awards are given at the end of spring semester every year.The prize was established in 2024 by our cherished Professor Emerita of Hinduism, Rajeshwari V Pandharipande.

Amy Werkheiser

Thulin Prize for Excellence in the Study of Religion (Graduate)

Maxine Katz

Thulin Prize for Excellence in the Study of Religion (Graduate)

Spring 2026 Course Listings

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REL 109 - Religion & Society in West II

Introduction to classic writers and texts in Western religious and social thought from the Enlightenment to the p

Jain Studies Symposium March 27

2025-03-20

THE MADHURI J. SHETH JAIN STUDIES SYMPOSIUM CELEBRATING THE JINAS. CELEBRATIONS AND FESTIVALS IN JAIN VISUAL AND MATERIAL CULTURE Speaker 1: Dr. Nandita Punj, Arizona State University "Giving up and Living Life Large: Celebrating Wellbeing and...

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