1780 – The Official Blog of Transylvania University

1780 | The Official Blog of Transylvania University

The ultimate interdisciplinary field: Transylvania redesigns religion major/minor program

When Leslie Ribovich interviewed for her position as the new assistant professor of religion at Transy, she was excited to find Carole Barnsley eager to brainstorm ideas for the religion program. It was a continuation of how Paul Jones, Transy’s beloved and recently retired professor of religion, had invited Barnsley, now the director, to help reimagine the program with her ideas and perspective when she arrived 10 years ago.

Transylvania alumna ‘Agent of Change’ for environmental health

A Transylvania alumna discovered her interest in environmental health through the study of biology, Spanish and travel to Ecuador. Now a Ph.D. candidate at Emory University, she’s been chosen for the Agents of Change in Environmental Health program and named a “next-generation environmental health leader.”