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January
Jain Studies graduates admitted into prestigious doctoral programs
Two graduate students from the Green School’s Department of Religious Studies, Venu Mehta and David St. John, have been admitted into prestigious doctoral programs. Mehta, a native of Gujarat, India, has been accepted into the University of Florida, where she will pursue her Ph.D. in religious studies. St. John was accepted into the Asian Languages and Cultures program at the University of Texas in Austin, where he will continue his studies on Hindi, Sanskrit and Prakrit languages.
February
Study Abroad Info Session
Learn more about this Summer's study abroad opportunities in India: February 13th at 2:30 PM in SIPA 502.
March
International Summer School for Jain Studies Deadline Extended to March 31
ISSJS summer application deadline extended to March 31
April
Professor presents at 20th Anniversary Jaina Studies Workshop
Steven Vose, director of the Jain Studies Program, discussed how “lived religions” approaches have reshaped “Jainology” into “Jain Studies” over the last 30 years in the American academy. To learn more about his presentation at the workshop, click the link above.
2018 Mahavir Jayanti Lecture Livestream
Dr. Ellen Gough, Emory University, will present the Eighth Annual Mahavir Jayanti Lecture on Tantric Meditation in Jainism, watch live!
Jain Studies Director highlighted in Jaina Studies publication
Jain Studies Director Steven Vose was recently featured in Jaina Studies, the newsletter of the Centre of Jaina Studies, for his research about Jainism and his presentations at various major conferences, including the European Association for the Study of Religion Conference in 2017 and the 46th Annual Conference on South Asia. Click the link above to view the full publication.
October
Program Director, Dr. Steven Vose to Present a Global Learning Brown Bag Workshop
Dr. Vose will present an engaging presentation on “Challenging Cultural Appropriation and Orientalism in the Flipped Classroom” part of FIU's Global Learning Brown Bag Workshops.
