Dr. Lee Yearley

Professor

Build a Statement of Purpose

Generate a tailored SOP for Dr. Lee Yearley. Improve your application with a focused, well-structured draft.

Biography

Lee Yearley works in comparative religious ethics and poetics, focusing on materials from China and the West. He is the author of "Ideas of Newman: Christianity and Human Religiosity" and "Mencius and Aquinas: Theories of Virtue and Conceptions of Courage," along with numerous journal articles and essays in edited volumes. Yearley holds a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago and has held various academic appointments, including the Walter Y. Evans-Wentz Professorship in Oriental Philosophies, Religions, and Ethics at Stanford University since 1993. He has also served as a Luce Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study of Religion and as the Henry Luce Professor of Comparative Religious Ethics at Amherst Five Colleges. Throughout his career, he has received several honors, including a Rockefeller Fellowship and the Peter S. Bing Teaching Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Education. His teaching focuses on the interplay of culture and ethics, with an emphasis on religious studies.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

1993-01-01 — Present

Stanford University • Stanford, CA

Professor of Religious Studies with a focus on comparative religious ethics.

Henry Luce Professor

1987-01-01 — 1988-01-01

Amherst Five Colleges • Amherst, MA

Henry Luce Professor of Comparative Religious Ethics.

Professor

1968-01-01 — Present

Stanford University • Stanford, CA

Professor in the Department of Religious Studies.

Awards

#

Peter S. Bing Teaching Award

1992-01-01
#

Rockefeller Fellowship

1962-01-01
#

Mabelle McLeod Lewis Fellowship

1972-01-01

Courses

RELIGST 12N RELIGST 390 RELIGST 199 RELIGST 389 RELIGST 392 RELIGST 384 RELIGST 388 RELIGST 297

Requirements for Stanford University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:26
Reading
Required:26
Writing
Required:26
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:100
GRE General
Verbal
Required:160
Quantitative
Required:165
Analytical Writing
Required:4.5
Overall
Required:4.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree from an accredited institution Strong background in mathematics and programming
Application Checklist
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Official transcripts
  • Resume/CV
Specialization Notes

The Computer Science department emphasizes research potential. GRE General is currently optional but recommended for some tracks.