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In addition to being elected as Treasurer, Professor of Religious Studies and Director of the Multifaith Scholars Program Amy Allocco also presented research and chaired meetings at the 23rd Quinquennial World Congress in Kraków, Poland.

The five annual awards celebrate excellence in �þ���, scholarship, service-leadership, mentorship and staff in Elon College, the College of Arts and Sciences.

Winfield presented her work, "Vajrapani in Renaissance Italy? Buddhist Iconography and the Question of Premodern Orientalism."

Professor Lynn R. Huber's lecture introduced portions of her current book project on color in the Book of Revelation.

Huber will develop and co-edit "Sexing Scripture," a platform for creative and boundary-pushing perspectives on gender, sex and sexuality within and around scriptural traditions.

Through a two-year fellows program, the five students in this multidisciplinary cohort will undertake mentored �þ��� research projects, enroll in specialized coursework and engage in community-based learning with diverse religious communities.

A new memorandum of understanding between �þ��� and the University of Madras will foster exchange for faculty and students and support global learning.

Organized by Wellesley’s departments of Africana Studies and Religious Studies, the conference brings together prominent scholars from across the nation to address Black women’s spirituality, past and present.

This year's conference centered around the theme of “Transitions.” Student paper topics ranged from the comparison of Gen X and Gen Z views of religion to the evolution of sexual and Christian themes in vampire films.

Professor of Religious Studies Rebecca Todd Peters will direct the organization’s focus on the intersection of political power and religion ahead of its January 2026 conference in Washington, D.C.