April Hughes has been chosen for an East Asia Career Development Professorship at Boston University.
This is a prestigious award that includes research funds for three years. The professorships are funded by a generous alumnus of Boston University.
The Present and Future of Bengal Studies: Prospects and Problems
September 14, 2018, 10:00-5:00 147 Bay State Road, Room 202 Totaling over 250 million people spread out across more than 91,200 square miles, greater Bengal is a region of the world rich in history, culture, and literature. With 189 million speakers, Bengali is the seventh most spoken language in the world, yet it is only […]
Frank Korom organizes international workshop on comparative nationalisms in South Asia
With funding from the Crafoord Foundation and SASNET, Frank Korom and his colleague Jan Magnusson at Lund University have organized an international conference to bring together an interdisciplinary group of scholars who work within South Asia. The goal was to bring together one scholar who works in each country of the region to compare notes […]
Paula Fredriksen Receives Honorary Doctorate
Paula Fredriksen, Aurelio Professor of Scripture emeritus in the Department of Religion is being honored with an Honorary Doctorate in Humanities by Hebrew University. The honorary degree is presented to those who have delivered remarkable service to Hebrew University, exhibited scholarly or creative achievement, or whose efforts have made a noteworthy impact on humanity or […]
“Evangelicals and the Question of a Magical Bible: The Controversy over the Prayer of Jabez”
Stephen Prothero presented with Russell Chair in American Religion
Professor Stephen Prothero, author of many books on religion and American culture and teacher of such popular courses as “Death and Immortality” has been awarded the C. Allyn Russell and Elizabeth V. Russell Professorship for Religion in America. C. Allyn Russell began his 26-year career at Boston University in 1961, focusing on the history of […]
Faculty member Frank Korom appears on Folk Beats in Islamabad.
Frank Korom discussed “Folklore and how it evolves” with host Aimon Fatima on Folk Beats in Islamabad.
Steven Katz, Madelbaum Scholar in Residence 2017, The University of Sydney
Jenny Knust in BUToday. Teaching, and Living, at BU.
Faculty-in-Residence program offers profs, students a unique opportunity The majority of BU faculty interact with students chiefly through classroom lectures and office hours. But a select group of 15 not only teach undergraduates, but live alongside them in residence halls across campus. They are part of Residence Life’s Faculty-in-Residence program (FIR). The program was launched […]
Steven Katz participates in webinar with professors from the Islamic Research Institute for Culture and Thought in Teheran, Iran
On the 27th of February 2017, the Center of Excellence for Philosophy of Religion (CEPR) at the Islamic Research Institute for Culture and Thought (IICT) hosted a meeting with Prof. Steven T. Katz, professor in the department of religion at Boston University, USA. Hojjat-ul-Islam Dr. Sajedi, first introduced IICT, the Center of Excellence for Philosophy of […]