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Maddy Tevonian, a senior religious studies and art history double major, studied in India and Nepal. She is now preparing a capstone analyzing Buddhist art through the lens of religious studies.
Lawrence professor Constance Kassor has debuted an online lecture series on Tibet with Wondrium. The 24-part series, which teaches about the history, culture, religion, and political contention of the Tibetan plateau, was two years in the making for the religious studies scholar.
Lawrence University professors Madera Allan and Constance Kassor, giving the Honors Convocation address, shared their journeys in Spain and Kathmandu as they talked about the draw of Catholic and Buddhist pilgrimages.
In addition to his teaching in religious studies and global studies, Martyn Smith has led the First-Year Studies program the past two years. He embraces learning through big conversations and interdisciplinary thinking.
Constance Kassor, associate professor of religious studies, focuses much of her teaching on Buddhist thought and Asian religious traditions and has been a frequent collaborator across departments since arriving at Lawrence in 2016.
Doing Nothing, a newly launched weekly course aimed at teaching students about best practices in disconnecting from technology and being fully present, is drawing wide interest on and off campus.
Art history professor Danielle Joyner, a scholar of medieval studies, is an active proponent of interdisciplinary teaching. The International Medieval Congress in Leeds, England, reinforced that.
Karen Carr has taught courses on 19th- and 20th-century religious thought and philosophy of religion for 35 years.
Lawrence faculty members Tim Albright (Conservatory), Mark Dupere (Conservatory), and Constance Kassor (Religious Studies) have been granted 2022 tenure appointments.
Maddy Tevonian has always been passionate about mythology and religion and was pleasantly surprised when she found that she could pursue a degree in her areas of interests. That was just the start.
Like many first-years, Cristyn Oliver found her transition to college difficult amidst the pandemic. But the cross country and track standout has found her stride in athletics and in the classroom during her sophomore year at Lawrence.
Constance Kassor, an assistant professor of religious studies at Lawrence University, is the recipient of a substantial National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Award, allowing her to spend the next year collaborating with a Tibetan monk in the translation of an important 15th-century Tibetan Buddhist text.