Florida International University has a number of professors who study the Middle East, international relations, religion and other issues of interest to reporters covering the aftermath of Osama bin Laden’s death. This is a list of experts willing to offer their insight to the media. This list is being updated [...]
FIU establishes historic professorship of Jain Studies
04/21/2010 By
FIU has established the Bhagwan Mahavir Professorship of Jain Studies, the first professorship of its kind in the western world. The Jain Education and Research Foundation donated $600,000 to establish the endowed professorship in the Department ofReligious Studies in the College of Arts & Sciences. Nathan Katz, FIU professor who [...]
Dalai Lama offers $100,000 to encourage religious studies at FIU
06/10/2009 By
In response to the strong support for religious studies at FIU, including the Faculty and Student Senates, members of the community and the unprecedented offer from H. H. the Dalai Lama, FIU is proposing to maintain the Master of Arts in religious studies and a Bachelor of Arts minor in [...]
