Department of Religious Studies

Khara Cole is back for another Career's workshop. Khara earned her B.A. in Religious Studies and Public Relations at UA in 2013. After graduating, she began her career in health care product development and marketing at BlueCross and BlueShield of Tennessee. She started an MBA program at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (graduating in 2016) and now, back in Birmingham, AL, she works as a product specialist for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama while also being on

Khara Cole is back for another Career's workshop. Khara earned her B.A. in Religious Studies and Public Relations at UA in 2013. After graduating, she began her career in health care product development and marketing at BlueCross and BlueShield of Tennessee. She started an MBA program at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (graduating in 2016) and now, back in Birmingham, AL, she works as a product specialist for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama while also being on

Sharing research is an important part of being a scholar. Many of our students work with faculty on independent studies, far more carry out original and independent research in their classes, and some have begun attending and participating in conferences. The REL Honors Research Symposium aims to provide an opportunity for students to present their original research, hopefully in preparation for later participating in other conferences.

Sharing research is an important part of being a scholar. Many of our students work with faculty on independent studies, far more carry out original and independent research in their classes, and some have begun attending and participating in conferences. The REL Honors Research Symposium aims to provide an opportunity for students to present their original research, hopefully in preparation for later participating in other conferences.

Prof. Ioannis Xydopoulos, of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, will be visiting UA and the Department of Religious Studies as part of the Alabama-Greece Initiative to meet with his collaborator prof. Vaia Touna. While at the UA he will offer a public lecture: "Macedonia from the 8th-6th c. BCE: Myth, Literary Sources, and Archaeology"  but will also visit Prof. Vaia Touna's class REL341 "Theories of Myth," and meet with faculty and students. Prof. Ioannis Xydopoulos teaches at the School of

Prof. Ioannis Xydopoulos, of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, will be visiting UA and the Department of Religious Studies as part of the Alabama-Greece Initiative to meet with his collaborator prof. Vaia Touna. While at the UA he will offer a public lecture: "Macedonia from the 8th-6th c. BCE: Myth, Literary Sources, and Archaeology"  but will also visit Prof. Vaia Touna's class REL341 "Theories of Myth," and meet with faculty and students. Prof. Ioannis Xydopoulos teaches at the School of