Advising
Advisors
Asian Religious Traditions (ART)
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Jason Protass
Director of Undergraduate Studies, William A. Dyer Jr. Assistant Professor of the Humanities -
Harold Roth
Professor of Religious Studies, Director of the Contemplative Studies Initiative -
Janine Sawada
Professor of Religious Studies and East Asian Studies
Islam, Society and Culture (ISC)
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Shahzad Bashir
Aga Khan Professor of Islamic Humanities, Professor of History -
Nancy Khalek
Director of Graduate Studies, Associate Professor of Religious Studies
Religion and Critical Thought (RCT)
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Stephen Bush
Chair, Professor of Religious Studies -
Mark Cladis
Brooke Russell Astor Professor of Humanities -
Thomas Lewis
Dean of the Graduate School, Professor of Religious Studies -
Paul Nahme
Associate Professor of Judaic Studies and Religious Studies -
Andre C. Willis
Associate Professor of Religious Studies
Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean (RAM)
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Jae H. Han
Director of Graduate Admissions, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies -
Susan Ashbrook Harvey
Willard Prescott and Annie McClelland Smith Professor of History and Religion -
Nancy Khalek
Director of Graduate Studies, Associate Professor of Religious Studies -
Saul Olyan
Samuel Ungerleider Jr. Professor of Judaic Studies and Professor of Religious Studies -
Michael Satlow
Professor of Religious Studies and Judaic Studies
Advising Structure
For the years prior to advancing to candidacy, the advising structure varies among the three areas. In ART and RCT, students are individually assigned an advisor upone entering the program but are strongly encouraged to consult with other core faculty as well. ART and RCT also have area advisors who are responsible for checking up on all of the area students and advising them regarding requirements. RAM has two area advisors, one for students focusing on the religions of ancient West Asia, and the other for students focusing on the religions of the Greco-Roman or early Islamic Mediterranean. The area advisor generally serves as the student's primary advisor through the Preliminary Examinations phase, except in RAM, where entering students are generally assigned an advisory committee upon matriculation. Graduate students, however, are expected to take primary responsibility for their schedules. This means that while students must carefully consult with the members of the core faculty in their area, the faculty expect students to develop and be able to justify their own schedule. Typically, students still taking courses should develop a preliminary schedule and discuss it with other core faculty as well as the advisor.
Dissertation
Although students may begin formulating a dissertation topic at any time during their course work, during the early stages of the examination process students should be actively thinking about the formal dissertation proposal and the best person to advise the dissertation.
Candidacy
Once a student has advanced to candidacy, the dissertation advisor serves as the student's primary advisor through completion. Most graduate students continue to consult with other faculty in their area for advice about various aspects of their professional program.