Dr. Robert Orsi

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Biography

Professor Robert Orsi holds the Grace Craddock Nagle Chair in Catholic Studies at Northwestern University. His research specializes in American religious history and contemporary practices, with a particular focus on American Catholicism from a historical ethnographic perspective. He is widely recognized for his work on theories and methods in the study of religion. Orsi served as the president of the American Academy of Religion during the 2002-2003 academic year and has received prestigious fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Fulbright Foundation. His commitment to excellence in teaching was recognized in 2010 when he received the E. Leroy Hall Award for Teaching Excellence from the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences at Northwestern University, which is the highest teaching recognition offered by the college.

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Experience

Professor

— Present

Northwestern University • Evanston, IL

Holder of the Grace Craddock Nagle Chair in Catholic Studies.

Requirements for Northwestern University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
U.S. Bachelor's degree or equivalent
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Specialization Notes

Standard PhD requirements for TGS departments including Chemistry, Physics, and Sociology.