UC Davis Department of Religious Studies - Undergrad

07/23/2021

AmeriCorps is looking for middle school teachers in Oakland/Redwood City/San Jose/West Contra Costa and also the Boston area. A great chance to change young persons' lives...
More info. in a rep's email to me, below:

Hi Professor Miller,
I hope you've had a good week so far!
My name is Tracie and I'm reaching out to college professors to help spread the word to your current and former students about AmeriCorps National Teaching Fellowships for this upcoming school year with Citizen Schools in Northern California and Greater Boston. This teaching fellowship would be a good fit for recent college graduates or students who’ve completed at least 60 credits who are service and team-oriented and are passionate about closing the opportunity gap in education. I've included a bit more information below.
Can you pass on this information to anyone you think might be interested? If you’re able, can you also post on any departmental list-servs or other groups you’re engaged with? Please let me know if you do.
Citizen Schools is filling AmeriCorps National Teaching Fellowships in California (Oakland/Redwood City/San Jose/West Contra Costa) and also in Massachusetts (Somerville/Boston) for the upcoming 2021-22 school year. Citizen Schools helps all students thrive in school and beyond through hands-on learning and career mentors. National Teaching Fellows change the lives of middle school students by providing academic support, partnering with career mentors, and delivering critical hands-on learning experiences. National Teaching Fellows will also be part of the local community and affect change from within by building connections between students, families, schools, volunteers, and community resources. Since 2002, Citizen Schools has hosted over 2,000 AmeriCorps alumni, with AmeriCorps Teaching Fellows having served over 145,000 students. National Teaching Fellows receive an annual living stipend of $23,550; and are eligible to receive the Segal Education Award of $6,195; forbearance of student loans; and medical, dental, and vision insurance. Interested candidates that want to talk to an AmeriCorps alum can schedule a one-on-one chat with me via calendly: https://calendly.com/tracienrg/15min

Again, please share this with anyone you think may be interested, and feel free to reach out to me/my colleague Michael if you have any questions. I'd also appreciate a quick reply if you do share this so I know to be on the lookout.

Thanks,
Tracie

Thank you for your interest in the AmeriCorps: National Teaching Fellowship with Citizen Schools. I look forward to connecting about the Teaching Fellowship and your interest. I'll give you a call at our scheduled time.

07/13/2021

A lovely piece in the New York Times this week about talking with parents who don't really understand your college course choices. It's called "Advice for Artists" and is by novelist Viet Thanh Nguyen. Short story: Live the way you want to live, but try to see things from their perspective when telling them what you want to do with your life.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/08/opinion/culture/parents-expectations-writing-art.html

To read the article in full, you can apparently read 20 pieces a month for free, as a student, if you create an account. You could also log in on the library VPN and access the library subscription that way: https://www.library.ucdavis.edu/database/new-york-times-via-proquest-current-newspapers/

How to follow your heart, even if it disappoints your parents.

04/16/2021

Give Day for UC Davis
What makes UC Davis a great university? It’s the work we do every day to improve people’s lives here at home and around the world. In every area of learning, we prepare tomorrow's leaders through the enduring values of higher education, including critical thinking, civil discourse and innovative problem-solving.
Join us on Friday, April 16 and Saturday, April 17 to support UC Davis programs and research that make an impact on California and the world.
Please consider giving to the Department of Religious Studies. Your support makes a tremendous impact on our program.
https://giveday.ucdavis.edu/giving-day/34890/donate

UC Davis is a great university because of you. And on this Give Day, let's show the world that we are greater—together.

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11/13/2020

Panel Discussion on Pandemic in Premodern Europe, the Middle East, and East Asia

Date: November 18th

Time: 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. (PST)

Register here (https://ucdavis.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Np6WUE9xSUaiMGUZqwdaSw) to receive the Zoom link.

Panelists: Suman Seth (Cornell University), Nükhet Varlik (Rutgers University - Newark, University of South Carolina), Susan Burns (University of Chicago)

Description:

In the aftermath of Covid-19, media, scholars, and leaders have used terms such as “unprecedented” to describe the events unfolding in 2020. However, epidemics are not a new phenomenon, and humans have grappled with contagious disease for millennia. How did premodern societies manage disease, and what might we learn from their experiences? Join the UC Davis Medieval and Early Modern Studies program for a panel discussion that will bring together experts on epidemics in premodern Europe, East Asia, and the Middle East as they discuss how contagious diseases have been managed around the world.

Co-Sponsored by the College of Letters and Sciences, the Departments of History and Religious Studies, East Asian Studies Program (EAS) and the Middle East/South Asia Studies Program (ME/SA)

Register here to receive Zoom link: https://ucdavis.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Np6WUE9xSUaiMGUZqwdaSw

10/21/2020

Undergrads, don’t forget, tomorrow!

09/29/2020

09/29/2020

Welcome to Fall Quarter! Join us this coming Monday, October 5th at 5pm for a Religious Studies Meet & Greet, https://ucdavis.zoom.us/j/5307521219

06/29/2020

SSII courses with seats available: RST 144 and 145

06/02/2020

The Department of Religious Studies unequivocally condemns police brutality and violence that disproportionately affects the African American community. We stand in solidarity with the protests that are confronting this country’s entrenched racism, are demanding that justice be served in the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and so many others, and seek to address the structures that support and enable systemic oppression, repression and violence. We commit ourselves to doing the hard work of anti-racism by confronting our own biases, both implicit and explicit, and by working to create an inclusive and just community for our colleagues and students.

Signed
The Department of Religious Studies

The Department has crafted a longer statement, which you can read on its website.

05/04/2020

Join Professor Venkatesan on IG Live talking about her new book. Tuesday 7:30pm

05/04/2020

Summer Session II courses available