Drawing on their long tenures at Dartmouth, many intend to remain active in scholarly and creative endeavors.
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September 30, 2025
The professor emeritus of religion says technology to create human eggs containing genes from adult skin cells is “very promising. But it raises a number of daunting ethical questions.”
July 15, 2025
In his new book, Randall Balmer warns of the growing erosion of the separation between church and state in the United States.
June 01, 2024
Prof. Randall Balmer reflects on Jimmy Carter's legacy: "Out of the ashes of political annihilation, he became not just an elder statesman and world-renowned humanitarian but arguably the most consequential of modern former presidents."
May 31, 2024
The Sperry Writing Prize is awarded annually to up to five students for the best essay, body of essays, or research paper written in any course offered by the Religion Department.
May 07, 2024
On Friday, May 3, students enrolled in Religion 43 (Buddhism in America) were able to enjoy a very special guest lecturer: George Takei of "Star Trek" fame.
May 06, 2024
On Monday, May 6, the Department of Religion sent an open letter to President Beilock, Provost Kotz, and Dean of the Faculty Smith in response to the May 1, 2024, events on campus.
April 26, 2024
Prof. Randall Balmer is this year's recipient of the American Academy of Religion's Martin E. Marty Award for the Public Understanding of Religion.
April 24, 2024
On Wednesday, April 24, seven monastics from the Deer Park Monastery in Escondido, California, paid a visit to Prof. Ohnuma's "Buddhism in America" course.
April 15, 2024
Plum Village monastics will share tools for applying mindfulness to everyday life.