Stop by Memorial Union on September 9th between 1 and 3pm to meet faculty and students, grab coffee and a snack, and learn more about Ethnic Studies opportunities and courses, including those offered in Religious …
Year: 2024
September 20th Brownbag: Michael Velliquette: Studio Tour
Please join the Religious Studies Program for our first brownbag of the Fall 2024 Semester! Michael Velliquette (Assistant Professor of Art and affiliate in Religious Studies) is a paper-based artist whose work explores themes of …
Summer Field Note – Alex Pickett (Certificate ’05) publishes 2nd book!
Religious Studies alum Alex Pickett (Certificate, ’05) recently published his second book of fiction, a short story collection titled “Camera Lake” with UW Press. His first book, a novel The Restaurant Inspector, was also published …
Axell Boomer, RS Undergraduate, wins national Beinecke Award!
Axell Boomer recently received a nationally competitive Beinecke Award for future graduate study, one of twenty awardees nationwide. The Beinecke Scholarship Program provides $35,000 to students of exceptional promise for graduate study in the arts, …
Katrina Daly Thompson receives Library of Congress Research Residency!
Congratulations to Professor Katrina Daly Thompson for receiving a short term summer research residency to use the Library of Congress African and Middle Eastern Division (AMED) collections! Their residency is part of a larger project …
Congratulations 2023 – 2024 Graduates!
Congratulations to Religious Studies students graduating with the Religious Studies Major: Canaan Bracey, Hailey Kuhn, Lilah Pearson, John Ramthun, Mercedes Richards, Zoe Scrivener, Emily Rebella and Taylor Suterko and with the Religious Studies Certificate: Libby …
April 16 – 17, 2024: Day of the Badger!
Day of the Badger is almost here! Next Tuesday and Wednesday (April 16 -17th), DotB is an annual opportunity to show your Badger Pride and support students and programs on campus! Thanks to generous supporters, …
April 26: Jamal Jones and “Beauty, goodness, and the making of the ‘first poem’ in classical India”
Please join the Religious Studies Program for our 2024 April Research Brown Bag on Friday, April 26th at 12:15pm! We’ll hear from Professor Jamal Jones with his talk “Beauty, goodness, and the making of the …
Religious Studies 600 moving to Spring semester in AY 2025-26
Note that RELIG ST 600 is moving to Spring terms beginning in AY 2025-2026. This means that anyone graduating before Spring 26 should take RELIG ST 600 THIS COMING FALL 24. You must be authorized …
April 4: Fadeke Castor Guest Lecture on Black Feminist Ethnographic Lessons From African Diasporic Religions
The Religious Studies Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is delighted to welcome Dr. N. Fadeke Castor, Assistant Professor of Religion and Africana Studies at Northeastern University to campus. On April 4th, 2024, Dr. Castor …