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Thomas Coburn President, Naropa University
Tuesday, February 12, 2008 - 4:15pm
Sinclair Auditorium
Dr. Thomas B. Coburn became president of Naropa University, Boulder, CO on July 1, 2003. Prior to assuming this post, Dr. Coburn served from 1996 to 2002 as vice president of the university and dean of academic affairs at St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York, where he was also the Charles A. Dana Professor of Religious Studies.
 
Dr. Coburn holds a BA in religious studies from Princeton University and a MTS and PhD in comparative religion from Harvard University. He is a well-known scholar of the great goddess tradition in Hinduism. He has lectured broadly in the United States and India and is a widely published author specializing in comparative and Asian religion.
 
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This presentation is the first in the Spring series of University events on the Lehigh campus anticipating the visit to Lehigh in July, 2008 of Tenzin Gyasto, the 14th Dalai Lama.  For other upcoming events go to the Lehigh homepage.
A Talk Sponsored by the Visiting Lecturer’s Committee