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Professor Vasko publishes new book with University of Pennsylvania Press
Congratulations to Professor Vasko on the publication of Making all the World America: Native Information and the Doctrine of Discovery with the University of Pennsylvania Press.
A provocative new account of the ideological framework undergirding early modern imperial expansion: the Doctrine of Discovery
Call for Submissions: Peter Awn Undergraduate Prize 2026
The Departments of Religion at Columbia and Barnard are now welcoming submissions for the ninth annual Peter Awn Undergraduate Prize. This prize of $500 will be given to the best paper written by an undergraduate for any course or seminar in Religion in 2025.
This prize honors our colleague Peter Awn’s inspired teaching and his dedication to promoting and celebrating creative inquiry.
Submissions will be accepted until Friday, March 6 at 5 p.m. The Prize will be announced in mid-April.
Eligible papers will be:
Professor Berkowitz publishes new book with University of California Press
Congratulations to Professor Berkowitz on the publication of What Animals Teach Us About Families: Kinship and Species in the Bible and Rabbinic Literature with the University of California Press.