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Georgina Emerson '14 on Closing Gender Gaps by Changing How We Teach

In this interview with Adam Torres, Georg
Seattle Drag Performers Take to the Stage at Collis

On Friday, November 5th, the event organizers of "Dragmouth" stood outside Collis Common Ground, debating how to bar entry.
Sperry Writing Prize in Religion

The Sperry Writing Prize is awarded to Emilie Bowerman '23, Yevheniia Dubrova '24, and Nicole Tooper '24.
Prof. Darryl Wilkinson Brings Dartmouth Students on Archeology Field-Trip

This summer, Prof. Darryl Wilkinson from the Religion Department led an archaeological survey of rock art sites in northern New Mexico, with the assistance of three Dartmouth undergraduates: Gabrielle Cooper, Emily Andrews and Emma Garland.
Welcome Sara Swenson, Assistant Professor in Asian Religions

The Religion department welcomes Sara Swenson! This year Professor Swenson will teach REL 1.11: Women and Religion: Sisters, Seekers, Sages; REL 2.01: Religions of Southeast Asia; and REL 41.07: Buddhism, Gender, and Sexuality in Southeast Asia
New Phi Beta Kappa Members Inducted in Outdoor Ceremony

Congratulations to Max Pumilia '22, Religion Major, being inducted into Phi Beta Kappa!
Forum on Race & Religion

As part of the on-going efforts to transition to an actively anti-racist department at Dartmouth College, the faculty of the Religion Department announce the establishment of a series of panel discussions and colloquia focusing on the intersection of race and religion.
In the News: U.S. Evangelical Leaders Preach COVID Vaccine Benefits to Their Followers

In a Bloomberg News story about evangelicals Franklin Graham and Robert Jeffress speaking in favor of vaccines, Randall Balmer, the John Phillips Professor in Religion says, "Among a segment of the population that apparently is resistant to the vaccines, I think their voices will carry weight."
Vaughn Booker to Discuss Gates' Documentary on NHPBS

Booker will be discussing Henry Louis Gates' new PBS documentary series, "The Black Church: This is Our Story, This is Our Song," which traces the 400-year-old story of the Black church in America.
Congratulations to the Inaugural Sperry Writing Prize Winners!

The Religion department awards the Inaugural Sperry Writing Prize to three students for the best essay, body of essays, or research paper written in any course offered by the Religion Department.