01-09-2025, 01:04 PM
Other commenters on here have not had the same experience as you. There are threads where people talk about having religion in all of their classes. Maybe just maybe undergrad is different than a doctoral program.
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That may very well be and I am not trying to call you out. I just did not want the OP to think religion is in every course at LU. My dissertation does not mention religion nor God in any of the 230 pages. Now, we did pray before my defense, but that was my chair that did that. (LOL and maybe I needed the almighty's help, it lasted 1.5 hours..LOL). We have had Methodists, Baptists, Latter Day Saints ( she should be defended by now), those of the Jewish faith and so on in the program ( I know personally). Also, when I first started the program, the history graduate school chair stated he did not care if they were Christians, Agnostics, Atheists, he wanted folks that were there to learn, study and become great stewards of the program after they left. Now, one point I need to raise. The program will be six years old in August. Some of us are published and some are not. A program can be judged on how the graduates publish and the types of professorships they attain after they leave. I do know of folks that are at Tier 2 schools with their LU PhDs. I do not strive to go that route because 1. I am happy at my community college, 2. I am almost at 60, so my shelf life is limited for a Tier 1 or 2 school, and 3. My salary is nice right now. LOL.
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That may very well be and I am not trying to call you out. I just did not want the OP to think religion is in every course at LU. My dissertation does not mention religion nor God in any of the 230 pages. Now, we did pray before my defense, but that was my chair that did that. (LOL and maybe I needed the almighty's help, it lasted 1.5 hours..LOL). We have had Methodists, Baptists, Latter Day Saints ( she should be defended by now), those of the Jewish faith and so on in the program ( I know personally). Also, when I first started the program, the history graduate school chair stated he did not care if they were Christians, Agnostics, Atheists, he wanted folks that were there to learn, study and become great stewards of the program after they left. Now, one point I need to raise. The program will be six years old in August. Some of us are published and some are not. A program can be judged on how the graduates publish and the types of professorships they attain after they leave. I do know of folks that are at Tier 2 schools with their LU PhDs. I do not strive to go that route because 1. I am happy at my community college, 2. I am almost at 60, so my shelf life is limited for a Tier 1 or 2 school, and 3. My salary is nice right now. LOL.
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