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Department of Classics, Philosophy, and Religion

Welcome to the Department of Classics, Philosophy, and Religion, home to three disciplines engaged respectively in the study of classical languages and civilization, philosophical thought, and the scholarly study of religion. Here you will find information on upcoming events, programs and major requirements, department faculty, student activities, and, following the resources link, discipline specific search engines and other links useful for further research and study.

Upcoming Events (click on "Events" to the left for more)

Announcing a Gala Event

to celebrate

The 30th Anniversary

of

The Department of Classics, Philosophy, & Religion

 


We cordially invite friends and graduates of CPR to join us on October 2, 2009, on the campus of UMW to celebrate our thirtieth year as a department. The gala will be held in the Faculty Dining Room of Seacobeck Dining Hall starting at 5 pm. Former chair and charter member of the department, Professor Elizabeth Clark (Duke University), will make commemorative remarks to be followed by dinner, conversation, and dancing! Please hold the date and look for a formal invitation and details about costs and lodgings this summer. For more information, please contact Ms. Cindy Toomey at ctoomey@umw.edu or 540-654-1023.

Copy of Invitation.

Find our group UMW/MWC CPR Majors and Grads on Facebook.

 

CPR Faculty, May 2009

The CPR faculty following UMW's 2009 Commencement ceremony


 

Call for Papers

Classics, Philosophy, & Religion will host a two-day interdisciplinary conference on radical environmental activism, April 16-17, 2010. To view the call for papers, click here:

Radical Environmentalism: Respectable Activism or Dangerous Fringe?

 

Keynote Speaker: Rik Scarce, Skidmore College

 


 

 

Congratulations to Liane Houghtalin

who received the

2008 Award for Excellence in College Teaching


from the
Classical Association of the Middle West and South

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

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