The winner of the 2015 Dartmouth Medal for most outstanding reference work, an annual award presented by the expert reference and collection development librarians of the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), a division of ALA, is the Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism published by Princeton University Press.
The University of Michigan has received a gift of $2 million to establish the Thai Professorship of Theravada Buddhism, which will further enhance one of the largest Buddhist studies programs in North America.
The University of Michigan proudly announces the establishment of the Khyentse Visitorship in Buddhist Studies, a new program that will invite leading Buddhist teachers from around the world to U-M’s campus. The visitorship, made possible by the generosity of a group of donors led by Sin-Ming Shaw and Barbara Ma of Bangkok, will bring teachers from a variety of Buddhist traditions to share their knowledge with the U-M community.
