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Dr. Pranav Prakash successfully defends thesis

Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Dr. Pranav Prakash from the University of Iowa Department of Religious Studies successfully defends his thesis.
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Jan Rippentrop Schnell presents at the Spring 2020 Colloquium

Thursday, April 16, 2020
University of Iowa Department of Religious Studies graduate student Jan Rippentrop Schnell presented at the Spring 2020 Colloquium.
Portrait of Jan Rippentrop Schnell

Dr. Jan Rippentrop Schnell successfully defends thesis

Monday, April 13, 2020
Dr. Jan Rippentrop Schnell from the University of Iowa Department of Religious Studies successfully defends her thesis.
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Dr. Richard Turner named Fellow of American Council of Learned Societies

Thursday, April 9, 2020
Dr. Richard Turner from the University of Iowa Department of Religious Studies was named a 2020 Fellow of the American Council of Learned Societies.

Miller and Scardina receive teaching awards

Friday, April 3, 2020
Department of Religious Studies graduate students Peter Miller and Andrea Scardina received the University of Iowa Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award.

Considering an online summer GE course?

Friday, March 20, 2020
Learn more about summer 2020 general education courses offered by the University of Iowa Department of Religious Studies.

Gandhi conference and class postponed

Friday, March 20, 2020
The University of Iowa Department of Religious Studies Gandhi course and conference is postponed to fall 2021.
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PhD student Carlos Ruiz Martinez receives awards

Tuesday, March 17, 2020
Carlos Ruiz Martinez received the 2020 Lived Religion in the Digital Age Research Fellowship and Mother Theodore Guerin Research Travel Grant.

In memory of William F. Sueppel (1929-2020)

Thursday, February 27, 2020
University of Iowa Department of Religious Studies Board of Fellows member William F. Sueppel passed away.
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Grad student spotlight: Emma Rifai

Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Learn more about University of Iowa Department of Religious Studies PhD Candidate Emma Rifai's life as a graduate student.