Prof. Robert Weller Retires
Professor Robert Weller Retires after 37 years at BU. Congratulations!
Prof. Bob Hefner Presents Keynote Presentation in Rome, Italy
On June 25, 2026, Bob Hefner presented an invited keynote talk, “Humanitarian Islam, Multi-Religious Dialogue, and the Quest for Inclusive Citizenship in Global Politics” to open the Rome Summer Seminar on Religion and Global Politics in a Pluralist Age in Rome, Italy.
Dylan Mikel Renca Has Successfully Defended His Dissertation
Dylan Mikel Renca who has successfully defended his dissertation: *“RAMIFICATIONS OF RECOGNITION: JAVANESE SUFIS, MUSLIM POLITICS, AND THE RESURGENCE OF ANCESTRAL TRADITION (KEPERCAYAAN) IN INDONESIA” and is now Dr. Renca.
Professor Fallou Ngom’s Book Selected as Oxford University Press 2026 Islam in Africa Book Award Finalist
Prof Fallou Ngom’s book, Beyond African Orality, has been selected as one of three finalists for the Oxford University Press 2026 Islam in Africa Book Award.
Prof. Robert Hefner Attends Conference in Nassau, Bahamas
September 9-11, Anthropology Professor Robert Hefner traveled to Nassau, the Bahamas to attend a conference at the invitation of the Templeton Religious Trust (TRT) foundation.
Prof. Bob Hefner Presents Keynote Presentations in Java, Indonesia
In August Prof Bob Hefner traveled to Java, Indonesia, to continue his ongoing research on Islam and politics in that Muslim-majority country. He was invited to give three keynote presentations, one on the challenge of multiculturalism in democratic societies, and two others on the lessons from contemporary Indonesia on Islam and peacebuilding in global affairs.
READ: Prof. Fallou Ngom’s new co-edited volume, “Music as Cultural Text: Performance Traditions in West Africa and its Diasporas”
A volume co-edited by Professor Fallou Ngom has been published: Music as Cultural Text: Performance Traditions in West Africa and its Diasporas, edited by Babacar Mbaye, Fallou Ngom, Khadimou Rassoul Thiam, and Alioune Willane (New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan, May 31, 2025). Read it here: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-85276-3
READ: Prof. Wade Campbell’s new forum article, “Questions Worth Asking: Un-disciplining Archaeology, Reclaiming Pasts for Better Futures”
After two years, a “Forum” article Professor Wade Campbell took part in was published in American Antiquity. The piece is Open Access and can be accessed here: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/american-antiquity/article/questions-worth-asking-undisciplining-archaeology-reclaiming-pasts-for-better-futures/6C98C47D96B030790DCA01036164C1DD Acebo, Nathan P., Wade Campbell, Edward González-Tennant, Alicia Odewale, Emily Van Alst, William A. White, Stephen A. Mrozowski, Lindsay M. Montgomery, Craig N. Cipolla, and Anna S. Agbe-Davies. “Questions Worth […]
Hafsa Arain has successfully defended her dissertation
Congratulations to Grad Hafsa Arain, now Dr. Arain, PhD, who successfully defended her dissertation entitled “Reconciling the Self Within Itself”: Lateral Agency in the Formation of Queer and Trans Communities in Karachi, Pakistan”!
Prof. Luke Glowacki awarded the HBES Early Career Award
Professor Luke Glowacki was just awarded the HBES (Human Behavior and Evolution Society) Early Career Award. The Early Career Award recognizes excellent young scientists who have made distinguished theoretical and/or empirical contributions to the study of evolution and human behavior. It is given to no more than one person per year and thus reflects the significant […]