Religious Students Student, Anders Nilsson (featured above) presented at the Indiana University Undergraduate Religious Studies Association (URSA) Symposium on March 26th & 27th, representing Utah State University. The symposium attracted students from Brown, Duke, Georgetown, Oberlin, Rice, Stanford, University of North Carolina, Utah State, and Vanderbilt, as well as Indiana University.
The name of Anders' paper and presentation was, "Thomas Merton, Simone Weil, and the Mysticism of Social Action." He was part of a group of three presenting on mysticism and the supernatural. Congratulations to Anders for this great accomplishment!
Mufti Nadimul Quamar Ahmed is a graduate student in his second year, pursuing a doctorate in sociology at USU. He recently helped survey Utahns to see if environmental concerns affect the decision to have children.
Utah State University President’s Office recently held receptions for this year’s round of inaugural lectures. Three recently promoted faculty in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences presented thoughtful reflections on their research and the even...
