Changing Scholarship

Recently I attended the Wabash Center’s Curiosity Roundtable, where we heard from Dr. Iva Carruthers in one session. Her presentation was titled “AI and Ubuntu in the Age of Metanomics.” She had us thinking about what it means to be human and how we talk about humanity in this ...

Jesus H. Christ: Be Aware of What Students Hear I was walking into the Den at Le Moyne College when I was accosted by a colleague in the English department. He asked, “What the hell are you teaching in your religion classes?” While I often ask myself this same question, ...

“Take chances, make mistakes, and get messy!” – Miss Frizzle Now, I know what you may be thinking, “Miss Frizzle?!?! The teacher from the Magic School Bus? Really?” Or, better yet, I’ve just aged myself and what you’re actually thinking is, “Who the hell is Miss Frizzle?” Either way, ...

Creating new courses just keeps getting harder. Today I finished drafting the reading list for my new course on Ethics and the Good Life for first year students. It was supposed to be easy because my research and writing is about ethics. And it was supposed to be fun because ...

The Feminist Critical Hindu Studies Collective (FCHS) Critical Hindu Studies Seminar at Wabash Center Funded Retreat, May 2023 Top left to right: Marko Geslani, Jamal Jones, Vijaya Nagarajan, Shana Sippy, Harshita Mruthinti Kamath Second row left to right: Shreena Gandhi, Varun Khanna (Vishwa Khanna in lap), Rupa Pillai, Sailaja Krishnamurti Bottom ...