News

Greg Kline, who advises undergraduate students enrolled in the Religion major, has been recognized as one of the most accomplished advisors on campus through an Outstanding Advising Administrator Award. Many congratulations, Greg!

Ingie Hovland's book Life in Language: Mission Feminists and the Emergence of a New Protestant Subject was published in March 2025 in the series "Class 200: New Studies in Religion" by the University of Chicago Press. 

The Religion Ambassadors have organized several community-building events for Religion majors and minors this fall. To welcome students back for the new school year, they hosted a taco party picnic in September. In October, they arranged a pumpkin painting party.

Five students have been selected to serve as Religion Ambassadors for the Department of Religion throughout the 2024-2025 academic year. Congratulations to Meagan McColloch, Ailey Gustafson, Ian Roberts, Sammy Gary, and Mary Margaret Woods.

Chera Jo Watts, doctoral candidate in the Religion Department and the Institute for African American Studies, has been selected by the Franklin College Scholarship Committee to receive a Jane Mulkey and Rufus Green Graduate Fellowship in Arts and Humanities.