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UC Berkeley has received a $5,000,000 grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. through its National Storytelling Initiative on Christian Faith and Life. This significant funding will support the Asian Pacific American Religions Research Initiative’s (...Read more about UC Berkeley Awarded ,000,000 Grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to Support APARRI Project on Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) Stories of Faith and Life

The Asian Pacific American Religions Research Initiative(APARRI) invites proposals to the 2026 conference, "Hope and Struggle...Read more about Call for Proposals: APARRI 2026 Conference

With the generous support from the Endowed Fund for the Study of Religious Tolerance, the Berkeley Center for the Study of Religion invites proposals from UC Berkeley graduate students and faculty on the topic of religious tolerance and intolerance. We hope to promote new and...Read more about Call for Proposals: Research Grants for the Study of Religious Tolerance (2026)

As fears of AI-induced obsoletion set in across industries, tech employees are working more and more hours (or at least claiming to)—whether to try to maximize their income before that happens, or to prove their worth as human assets to their...Read more about BCSR Co-Director Carolyn Chen Discusses Religious Foundations of Silicon Valley Hustle Culture on KQED

Applications for the Designated Emphasis in the Study of Religion are being accepted on a rolling basis. Please take moment to learn more about this engaging interdisciplinary program and its community of scholars.

The...Read more about Call for Applications: Designated Emphasis in the Study of Religion

The BCSR invites proposals for graduate student working groups focusing on a specific topic in the study of religion, such as ethnographic approaches to religion, African religion, or poetry and religion, etc. The purpose of the working groups is to offer graduate students of...Read more about 2025 - 2026 BCSR Graduate Student Working Groups

The Berkeley Center for the Study of Religion invites proposals for graduate student working groups focusing on a specific topic in the study of religion—such as ethnographic approaches to religion, African religion, poetry and religion, and so forth. The purpose of the working groups is to...Read more about Invitation to Submit Proposals for BCSR Graduate Student Working Groups 2024-2025

The Academic Senate’s Committee on Teaching cordially invites you to the 64th Annual Distinguished Teaching Award (DTA), a ceremony and reception to honor five faculty recognized this year for their inspiring and transformational teaching.

Tuesday, April 23,...Read more about David Marno, former co-director of BCSR, awarded the 64th Annual Distinguished Teaching Award

Registration for the March 19-21 Conference of the American Academy of Religion, Western Region is now available online. The conference, which will be held virtually but is technically hosted by the Graduate Theological Union (GTU) in Berkeley, will be of interest to Bay Area scholars working...Read more about Registration for the March 19-21 Conference of the American Academy of Religion

The BCSR invites proposals for graduate student working groups focusing on a specific topic in the study of religion—such as ethnographic approaches to religion, African religion, poetry and religion, and so forth. The purpose of the working groups is to offer...Read more about Invitation to Submit Proposals for BCSR Graduate Student Working Groups 2023-2024