Religious Studies Students

2006 Graduating Majors

The Faculty and Staff of the Department of Religious Studies congratulate the four graduating seniors majoring in Religious Studies: Danica Dumsch, Brittany Hainline, Mathew Hancock, and Mathew Milligan.

Congratulations, Seniors!

Below you will find a brief description about each of them and their future career plans and goals.

Danica L. Dumsch


 

Brittany Hainline

Mathew Hancock

Mathew Milligan

Since I am graduating one year early, I am taking a year off before graduate school. During that year off, I plan on publishing portions of my Senior Departmental Paper. The Buddhist Studies program at UCLA is my top choice for graduate school. While at UCLA, I would like to study closely with Gregory Schopen to use early Indian Buddhist epigraphy to reassess the nature of Buddhism in India. I would also like to pursue language training in Sanskrit, Gandhari, Kharoshti, ancient Tibetan, and the various Prakrits including Pali. My overarching goal is to fuse archaeological and epigraphical investigation of popular Buddhist ritual with the textual study of related Buddhist canons, including but not limited to the largely unpublished Mulasarvastivada-Vinaya. In sum, my focus is on ancient Buddhist uses of sacred space. My time here at Albion has prepared me for such an undertaking because I have had the opportunity to study religion in-depth through Directed Studies while utilizing the unique knowledge of Professor Lars Fogelin's own research. I must thank, again, my thesis committee which consists of Dr. Raj, Dr. Mourad, and Dr. Menzies.