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Graduate Student and Faculty Research and Travel Grants
The CSR awards small grants in support of graduate student and faculty research activities, conference participation and other academically-oriented travel needs. Note that travel plans are not…
Podcast: Exploring the Newark Earthworks
A recent episode of the "Now at Ohio State" podcast featured Center for Ethnic Studies affiliates Professor John Low, Professor Emeritus Lucy Murphy and Professor Emeritus Christine Ballengee…
Article by Isaac Weiner wins Rockower Award
Isaac Weiner, Director of the Center for the Study of Religion and professor in the Department of Comparative Studies, recently received a 2024 Simon Rockower Award from the American Jewish…
CSR Names Dr. Meera Jo Kachroo as Visiting Scholar
The Center for the Study of Religion is excited to announce the upcoming events with the short-term visiting scholar for the autumn semester. Meera Jo Kachroo (PhD, McGill University) is a…
CSR Director Isaac Weiner on the History of Religion at Work
CSR director Isaac Weiner spoke at the recent Religious Diversity Leadership Summit, a national conference on religious diversity in the workplace, sponsored by the Tanenbaum Center for…
2023-2024 Student Award Winners
At the April 16 end-of-year celebration, the Humanities Insitute's center directors announced their award winners for the academic year. Undergraduate and graduate students were present to receive…
Matthew Maynard Named 2024 Iles Award Winner
Congratulations to our 2024 Iles Award winner, Matt Maynard! Matt is a PhD candidate in Classics. He is writing a dissertation on the god Pan and ancient Greek ideas about wilderness. Shurouq Ibrahim…
CSR’s Savko Awards: New Deadlines
The Center for the Study of Religion has made some changes to their grant and award cycle for the 2024 calendar year. Savko Undergraduate Research Grants will now be provided during Spring terms to…
CSR Board Members Receive Multiple Awards
The Center for the Study of Religion congratulates Robin Judd and Michael Swartz on multiple prestigious awards! Robin Judd has won two National Jewish Book Awards for her recent book Between Two…