Dear friends and colleagues, I am writing you on behalf of the Standing Committee of the Study of Religion to remind you--amid all the excitement and events of this week—to put the September 26 gathering on ‘Religious Studies in the Contemporary University’ in your calendars. George Rupp will draw on his own experience at Harvard and elsewhere to reflect on the relationship of religious studies to the humanities and social and natural sciences today. This will be followed by responses by Marla Frederick, Parimal Patil, and Michael Puett, with ample opportunity for the audience to join the conversation. We know this will be a great discussion, and a wonderful beginning to this school year, and we hope to see you there. So please mark your calendars! For administrative purposes, we need to know by this Friday, September 15, whether you will be joining us for the colloquium and the reception following. If you haven’t already, please RSVP Kit Jaeger, at kjaeger(a)fas.harvard.edu. Best wishes on the opening days of the school year-- Bob Orsi