Dr. Victor Matthews, Professor of Religious Studies, Dean of the College of Humanities and Public Affairs, and thesis advisor and teacher par excellence, announced that he will retire from Missouri State University in June 2023. While we congratulate him on his retirement after an outstanding career at MSU, we also know how much he will be missed. Many, many students … [Read more...] about Dr. Victor Matthews Announces Retirement
Professor Stephen Berkwitz, Religious Studies Department Head, traveled to Seoul, South Korea recently to present a paper at the 19th Congress of the International Association of Buddhist Studies, which was held at Seoul National University. He spoke on medieval Buddhist histories of the Bodhi Tree. He also found time to explore South Korea, including the Bongeunsa Buddhist … [Read more...] about Stephen Berkwitz Presents in South Korea
Congratulations to Derek Moser, MSU Religious Studies MA graduate (2013), for accepting the position of Director of Resource Management and Discovery at Meyer Library! The position is tenure-track – Assistant Professor. Derek is currently finishing his doctoral work at the University of Buffalo and was the Adult Programming Librarian at the Joplin Public Library. We are … [Read more...] about REL Alumnus Derek Moser joins Meyer Library Faculty
If you follow the Missouri State University Meyer Library blogposts, then you are aware that the Smithsonian Institution, along with the MSU Libraries, will host a special Folklife Festival on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., in the summer of 2023. The library's blogpost today announced the dates of the festival - 28 June-9 July 2023, and a few of the planned details, … [Read more...] about Smithsonian Folklife Festival 2023!
We have been busy this summer moving our main offices from Strong Hall 251 to the north end of the hall, Strong Hall 282. In a way we are revisiting the past, as the Religious Studies office used to be located on the north end in these same offices - when Dr. Jim Moyer was department head and Mrs. Joanne Brown the administrative assistant. After much commotion and … [Read more...] about Religious Studies Offices Move North