Carolyn Medine, a professor in the religion department and the Institute for African American Studies, will receive the 2013 Excellence in Teaching Award from the American Academy of Religion.
The professional society for scholarship and teaching in the field of religion, the AAR has more than 10,000 members who teach in about 1,000 colleges, universities, seminaries and schools in North America and abroad. The award will be formally presented at the academy’s annual meeting in November.