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Faculty from the University of Georgia’s Department of Religion recently presented their research at the XXIII International Association for the History of Religions (IAHR) World Congress, held in Kraków, Poland.

The Religion Department is happy to receive a large new cohort of MA and PhD students in Fall 2025. The new students gathered for an orientation and welcome lunch in August together with some returning students and faculty.

Dr Ingie Hovland, Assistant Professor in Religion & Women's and Gender Studies, has been selected as one of the Willson Center Faculty Fellows for 2025-2026 to provide time to start her next book project.

Many congratulations to Blessing Temitope Adewuyi, doctoral candidate in Religion, who has been awarded one of the highly competitive Louisville Institute Dissertation Fellowships. Adewuyi is in the final stages of completing her doctoral dissertation in the area of religion and bioethics.

Amanda Walls, Academic Professional Associate in the Religion Department, has been selected as a 2025 Special Collections Fellow. UGA's Special Collections Fellows create active learning courses in which students engage with archival materials housed on campus. Congratulations, Amanda!