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Championing resilience: Dr. James Howard Hill, Jr. reflects on self-actualization, empowerment
Northwestern alumnus Dr. James Howard Hill, Jr. embodies many titles: a first-generation college graduate, a North Texas native, a husband and a father to two beautiful children. Now, he takes on yet another title: an assistant professor of religion and African American studies at Boston University.
Click here to read more about Dr. Hill's 2022 dissertation, his time at Northwestern and how he encourages his students to figure out the conversation they want to have with the world.
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NARW is an interdisciplinary workshop for Chicago-area students and faculty working in and alongside the field of North American Religi...
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Religion in Europe Today: Secularization, Christianism, and Neoli...
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Presentation by Titus Hjelm, Professor in the Study of Religion, Department of Cultures, University of Helsinki Lecture Abstract: Europ...