Category: Religious Studies

Celebrating Dedman College Faculty Books

Post author By Katherine Nickles
Post date May 16, 2016

The Dedman College Interdisciplinary Institute and Dedman College hosted the inaugural SMU Faculty Bookfest on Tuesday, May 3 in the Dallas Hall Rotunda. Remarks and presentations were made in celebration of books published by SMU faculty in 2015. View a slideshow of the event photos here. For more information on Dedman College faculty books, click here.

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May Commencement Weekend

Post author By Katherine Nickles
Post date May 9, 2016

Congratulations to all the Dedman College graduates. Looking for the latest schedule of events? Read More

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SMU’s May 14 Commencement celebrates academic achievement

Post author By Katherine Nickles
Post date May 4, 2016

SMU News Originally Posted: May 3, 2016 SMU will celebrate the academic accomplishments of more than 2,500 students at its 101st annual Commencement ceremony at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 14, in Moody Coliseum. Guests are urged to arrive early as seating in the coliseum is limited to four guests per student. Additional seating will be […]

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Associate dean for General Education addresses questions about UC-2016

Post author By Katherine Nickles
Post date April 18, 2016

SMU Daily Campus Originally Posted: April 16, 2016 By: Peter Moore, associate dean, General Education Let me take a moment to address the issues Noah Bartos raised in his editorial regarding UC-2016. Noah is rightly concerned about the potential headaches various groups will face regarding two very similar curricula (UC-2012 and UC-2016). We are too. […]

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Dedman College students Aubrey Chapman, Carly Shuttlesworth, and Hannah Dudley discuss early graduation

Post author By Katherine Nickles
Post date April 4, 2016

SMU Daily Campus Originally Posted: March 28, 2016 Aubrey Chapman, a junior double majoring in psychology and religious studies, is looking forward to graduating in May of 2016, a year earlier than her peers. After graduation, Chapman will immediately move on in her studies and get her master’s degree in marriage and family therapy at […]

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Twentieth Nate and Ann Levine Lecture in Jewish Studies

Post author By Katherine Nickles
Post date March 28, 2016

Event date: April 5, 2016 Time: 7:30 pm “Imagining a Vibrant Future for American Judaism.” Dr. Arnold Eisen is one of the world’s leading experts on American Judaism and the Chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary. He will discuss and debunk the recent forecasts of gloom and doom when it comes to the future of […]

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Mark Chancey, Religious Studies, comments on Bible Study in Public Schools

Post author By Katherine Nickles
Post date March 20, 2016

Education Week Blog, Curriculum Matters Originally Posted: March 17, 2016 New bills on the table in Kentucky and Idaho would pave the path for more study of the Bible in public schools. In Idaho, the state’s senate approved a bill that would “expressly permit” schools to use the Bible for academic study, the Associated Press […]

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Blue Like Me: The Art of Siona Benjamin

Post author By Katherine Nickles
Post date February 15, 2016

DATE: March 1, 2016 TIME: 5:30 pm LOCATION: Dedman Life Sciences Building 110 Siona Benjamin, a painter originally from Bombay now living in the U.S., will discuss her work and how it reflects her background of being raised as a Jew in a predominantly Hindu and Muslim India. Her paintings combine the imagery of her […]

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Confucianism Then and Now

Post author By Katherine Nickles
Post date February 15, 2016

Event Date: Thursday February 25, 2016 Time: 5:15 p.m. Reception, 5:45 p.m. Lecture Location: Meadows Museum, Jones Hall Join SMU Professor and Chair of Religious Studies, Johan Elverskog as he continues the 2016 Spring Godbey Lecture Series. Please RSVP at https://godbey2016.eventbrite.com or 214-768-3527. For more information http://www.smu.edu/Dedman/DCII/Events