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Congratulations to Professor Hale on the publication of Fugitive Religion: The Ghost Dance and Indigenous Resistance After the U.S. Civil War with Yale University Press. 

A bird’s-eye look at the Ghost Dance, the first instance of modern, collective racial self-consciousness for Native peoples in the United States

We are heartbroken to convey that Katrina Dock passed away on July 4. Katrina was the administrative assistant in the Department of Religion for ten years. More than this, she was, for so many of us, a friend, confidant, joking partner, and keen observer of life at Columbia. At her funeral on July 17, which was attended by faculty, fellow staff, current and former students, and the College dean, alongside her many friends and family from Long Island and New Jersey, we heard testimonies of her generosity, her humor, and her supportiveness.

Professor Townsend spoke to Columbia News about her journey to becoming a Professor and her interest in the field of Buddhism. Find the article here.