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Kati Fitzgerald awarded the Jonathan T.Y. Yeh Award
A huge congratulations goes out to Kati Fitzgerald for being the recepient of the 2015 Jonathan T.Y. Yeh Award for Student Scholarship in Asian American Folklore. She received this award for her…
Isaac Weiner to Appear on All Sides with Ann Fisher
Professor Isaac Weiner has been invited back to appear on All Sides with Ann Fisher tomorrow morning (5/14) to discuss the new Pew Forum report on the changing American religious landscape. The…
Brian Rotman Releases New Play: A Land Without People
Please help us congratulate Professor Emeritus Brian Rotman on the upcoming release of his new play, A Land Without People. See information below, and this link for more information: http://www.…
Graduate Student Awards and Accomplishments
Our grad students have accomplished a lot this year. They have presented work at conferences, reached milestones in writing their theses and dissertations, had work published, won awards, and won…
Departmental Awards Ceremony
Comparative Studies hosted their annual departmental awards ceremony on Friday, May 1st. We are happy to announce the winners of this years awards. Congratulations to all…
Isaac Weiner to Appear on All Sides with Ann Fisher, Featured on Michigan Public Radio
Comparative Studies Professor Isaac Weiner, and his collaborator Professor Amy DeRogatis were recently interviewed about their Religious Soundmap of the Midwest Project on Michigan Public Radio.…
Religious Soundmap of the Midwest Featured on Detroit Public Radio
WDET Detroit Public Radio featured a brief segment on the Religious Soundmap of the Midwest Project which is headed by Compartive Studies Professor Isaac Weiner and Amy DeRogatis, Professor at…
SAGSA and RSR Recent Activities
The South Asia Graduate Studies Association (President and Founder: Amanda Randhawa (Comp Studies), Nithya Rajan (WGSS) vice-president, Archana Venkatesh (History) treasurer, Sri Thakkilapati (…
Amanda Randhawa Recieves Travel Grant, Presents Conference Paper
Amanda Randhawa, PhD Student in Comparative Studies, recently received a travel grant from the Sawyer Seminar, "Crossroads: Culture, Politics, and Belief in the Balkans and South Asia (Supported…