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141 Articles Found

The Venerable Dayi Shi and Dr. Jennifer Bright. (Photo courtesy of the Buddhist College of Canada)

DSR alumna Jennifer Bright named first Wutai Shan Venerable Dayi Professor

March 05, 2025

The inaugural Wutai Shan Venerable Dayi Professor in Buddhist Spiritual Care at Victoria University's Emmanuel College will be Dr. Jennifer Bright, an assistant professor of Buddhist spiritual care and counselling since 2023 and PhD alumna of the Department for the Study of Religion (2017).

Mona Tokarek LaFosse

DSR alumna Mona Tokarek LaFosse appointed by Victoria and Emmanuel Colleges

March 04, 2025

Victoria and Emmanuel Colleges have jointly appointed Dr. Mona Tokarek LaFosse to the new position of Assistant Professor of New Testament and Sacred Literature Studies. Dr.

James Nowak (photo Laura Nowak)

Undergraduate Spotlight: James Nowak, winner of the CSSR Undergraduate Essay Contest

February 04, 2025

James Novak (photo Jason Ramolo) — James Nowak

G. Peter Richardson

In Memoriam: G. Peter Richardson, Professor Emeritus

January 09, 2025

We are sorry to announce the sad news of the passing of G. Peter Richardson on January 6, 2025. A Professor Emeritus in the DSR, past Principal of University College, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Peter was also a beloved colleague, teacher, husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather.

Mona Oraby

DSR Lecture Series: Q&A with Mona Oraby, inaugural guest speaker

December 11, 2024

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Simon Coleman

Simon Coleman inducted as Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada

November 15, 2024

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Dr. Davindra Singh

Ontario's first endowed chair in Sikh studies is established at UTM

October 09, 2024

UTM establishes Ontario's first endowed chair in Sikh studies, propelling study of Sikhism at U of T

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Postdoctoral fellow Chris Miller on the growing popularity of green burial

September 13, 2024

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Brian Carwana

Roads from the DSR: Alumni Stories – Brian Carwana, PhD 2021

August 13, 2024

Brian Carwana (PhD, 2021) studied “Evangelicals, the Liberal State, and Canada’s Family Values Debates,” arriving at the DSR via venture capitalism and a chance meeting that completely changed his career direction.

Annie Heckman

Roads from the DSR: Alumni Stories – Annie Heckman, PhD 2023

July 30, 2024

Annie Heckman is a 2023 PhD graduate of the DSR, where she studied monastic law in Tibetan Buddhism, completing a dissertation titled “Reassembling Discipline: Bu ston Rin chen grub’s Collection of Incidents Involving Nuns from the Vinaya.” Prior to her arrival at the DSR, she was an art professor at De Paul Unive

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