Department of Religion and Classics

From medieval Arabic texts to Delta blues, Beaumont left students with lessons that shaped both intellect and identity.

The range of recently launched degree programs reflects what students, the workforce, and the world need and want to become ever better.

Whitney Gegg-Harrison, Jack Downey, and James McGrath approach undergraduate teaching at Rochester in distinctive ways that resonate with their students.

The associate professor of religion helps shape the perspectives of his undergraduates not only at the University, but also at area prisons.

Julia Granato crisscrossed Europe to study human bone collection and display sites. Now she’s pondering what it means to display and visit human remains.

The Mellon Foundation has renewed its support for the Rochester Education Justice Initiative with an additional three-year, $1 million grant.

A leading scholar of Sufi poetry and mysticism, Emil Homerin is remembered by his students and colleagues for his enthusiasm and generosity

The University's cornerstone prison education initiative receives a $1 million grant from the Mellon Foundation to expand and further develop its programming.

Friends and colleagues are remembering Dean A. Miller, a professor emeritus of history with a secondary appointment in religion and classics, for his 30-year career at Rochester, and for his scholarship, character, and generosity.

Professor Gregory Heyworth and his digital media students are using different wavelengths of light to reveal illegible text that could create a sacred, tangible link with Jewish congregations lost to the Holocaust.