*All events will take place in the Barker Center on the first floor in the Thompson and Kresge Rooms and atrium.

Friday, October 24th

Welcome Reception

5:00 – 6:15 PM
Please join us for refreshments and connect with fellow alumni.

Academic Pathways, Then to Now: Roundtable

6:30 – 7:30 PM
How has the Study of Religion changed at Harvard? How we have changed?
Join us for a roundtable with alumni who are also faculty here: Ali Asani (FAS) '77, Dan McKanan (HDS), Anne Monius (HDS), Kimberley Patton (HDS).

Saturday, October 25th

Morning Coffee

8:30 – 9:00 AM
Join us for a light breakfast before our day begins.

Pathways into the Academy: Roundtable

9 – 10:15 AM
How did the Comparative Study of Religion lead to scholarship and teaching in the Humanities and Social Sciences? What were the launching points; what were the hurdles?
Join us for a roundtable with alumni participants, among others, Scott Alexander (Catholic Theological Union) '83, Darryl Caterine (LeMoyne University) '86, Lawrence Cohen (UC Berkeley) '83, Rebecca Gould (Middlebury College) '85.

Pathways into the Arts: Roundtable

10:30 – 11:45 AM
Through what paths, circuitous and otherwise, did the study of religion lead into acting, music, writing, dance and producing?
Join us for a roundtable with alumni participants, among others, Amy Brenneman (Actress) '87, Mustapha Khan (Producer) '84, Kimerer LaMothe (Dancer).

Lunch Break

12 noon – 1:30 PM
We will have a box lunch in the atrium with a variety of sandwiches; please let us know if you have a unique restriction or allergy and we will do our best to accommodate you.

Pathways into Religious Leadership and Religious Communities: Roundtable

1:30 – 3:00 PM
Your roommates and perhaps, your parents, often thought that majoring in religion meant you were headed for some kind of ministry. Well, for some of our graduates, it meant just that.
Join us for a roundtable with, among others, alumni participants Chloe Breyer (Interfaith Center of New York) '91, Caryn Broitman (Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center) '83, Ruthanna Hooke (Virginia Theological Seminary) '86, John Horgan (Sts Peter and Paul Parish) '80, Catherine Schuyler (UCC Pastor) '85, Rose Niles (Austin Theological Seminary) '83, and Rachel Tiven (Immigration Equality) '96.

Pathways into Policy and Professions: Roundtable

3:15 – 5:00 PM
How did our Comparative Study of Religion majors find their way into finance, medicine, law, government service, international relations, social service and public policy?
Join us for a roundtable with, among others, alumni participants David McCreery (Finance) '85, Andrew Gilmour (Government Service) '83, Nanette Robinson (Medicine) '86, Bill Mendelsohn (Law) '90, Doug McIntyre (Finance) '77, N. Georgeann Roye (Law) '01 and Erinn Wattie (International Development) '06.

Closing Remarks

5:00 PM

Closing Reception

5:30 – 7:30 PM

Lowell House Dessert

8:30 PM...
Guests are invited by Lowell House Masters Diana Eck and Dorothy Austin to 50 Holyoke St. for a coffee and desert and conversation until...!