CIIS Professor Alfonso Montuori and CIIS alumna Professor Gabrielle Donnelly were curious how to combat the despair and increasingly dystopian expectations of the future, and how creativity specifically could be used to inspire hope and action.
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Associate Professor Doug Ronning graduated from CIIS' Drama Therapy program in 2006. Now he teaches in it — with monsters, role play games, and embodied play.
An endowed Drama Therapy scholarship honors a life of creativity, compassion, and service.
After 15 years in corporate diversity work, Indigo ’26, ’27 pursues both a B.A. and M.A. at CIIS while discovering what it means to show up authentically in community.
A personal reflection from Ecology, Spirituality, and Religion graduate, Charlie Forbes, in honor of the program's 10-year anniversary
An interview with CIIS Professor Monica Mody about her new book of poetry Bright Parallel, detailing her inspirations as well as her writing and teaching process
CIIS President Brock Blomberg and Provost Kathy Littles are excited to welcome you to a year of learning, connections, and endless possibilities.
Watch CIIS Professor Emeritus Brian Thomas Swimme's Keynote Speech during the 2023 Leadership Conference of Religious Women in Dallas Texas.
CIIS Climate Psychology Professor Leslie Davenport reflects on the emotionally charged psychological effects of climate change with the PBS NewsHour
Spotlighting four titles from the past year that speak to the wide range of wisdom and expertise our graduates bring to the world
Read about former Major League Baseball player Bruce Bochte’s special friendship with CIIS Professor Emeritus Dr. Brian Thomas Swimme
Read about CIIS Professor Leslie Davenport's critical work on climate distress and eco-anxiety in the July 10th issue of The New Yorker Magazine