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Dec. 8, 2023
The Department of Religious Studies and Classics is happy to announce the winners of the Lionel Rombach and Ora Bretall Scholarship Awards for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Awardee for the Ora Bretall Scholarship is: Roland Swedlund .
Awardee for…
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Dec. 1, 2023
The Department of Religious Studies and Classics is excited to offer support to University of Arizona students (any major/minor) who would like to begin their study of Ancient Greek this winter!
GRK 101 - Elementary Classical Greek I will be…
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Sept. 11, 2023
The project examines how southern Arizona communities of faith, non-profit organizations, local and county officials, as well as a wide swath of individual volunteers, have responded to the rapid increase in asylum seekers crossing the U.S.-Mexico…
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Sept. 8, 2023
Donna Swaim International Award for Religious Studies (Study Abroad)
The Donna Swaim International Award for Religious Studies enables academically-prepared majors in Religious Studies or Religious Studies for Health Professionals (RSHP) to study…
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April 11, 2023
Application Deadline:
Applications will be accepted through Monday, May 1, 2023
In 1978, Lionel England “Lee” Rombach donated funds to Religious Studies at the University of Arizona for the purpose of supporting upper-level…
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Dec. 1, 2022
The Department of Religious Studies and Classics is happy to announce the winners of the Ora Bretall Scholarship Awards for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Awardees are Myana Hibbert and Mitch Emerson Conroy.
Congratulations to our outstanding…
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Nov. 13, 2022
The Department of Religious Studies and Classics is excited to offer support to University of Arizona students who would like to begin their study of Ancient Greek this winter! Ancient (classical) Greek is a requirement for the minor in New…
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Oct. 17, 2022
A one-time baseball prospect who followed his calling into the priesthood and then into academia, Dr. Robert A. Burns is remembered as a professor who dedicated 45 years to making the world a better place through education and understanding, with…
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Sept. 21, 2022
In Summer 2023, Dr. Courtney Friesen will be offering Classics and Religious Studies courses through the Arizona in Orvieto (Italy) study abroad program.
The tentative program dates in Italy are May 19 - June…
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Aug. 24, 2022
Dr. Kristy Slominski, a UA Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, has been selected as one of 10 participants in the prestigious 2022 Young Scholars in American Religion Program.
Slominski, who joined the University of…
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May 23, 2022
Three faculty members in the Department of Religious Studies and Classics have been promoted, demonstrating excellent performance in teaching, service and research.
Dr. Grant Adamson is promoted from Lecturer to Senior Lecturer.
Dr. Max…
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May 10, 2022
Fulfill Degree Requirements with Religious Studies!
All courses are fully online (asynchronous). Most meet Gen Ed requirements (including new Gen Ed requirements) - check the schedule of classes for more details.
Summer Pre-…