January 28, 2025
The AAR is saddened to share that Paul Courtright, Professor Emeritus of Religion and Asian Studies at Emory University, passed away on December 9, 2024.
From the obituary:
“Paul was a visionary administrator. He came to Emory University in 1989 as chair of its Religion department. During his years as chair (1989-1996), he worked to expand its faculty and diversify its Graduate Division of Religion. He helped to found Emory’s Ph.D. program in West and South Asian Religions (WSAR), whose graduates soon began to populate the field, establishing Emory as one of the premier doctoral programs for the study of religion in the US. His students and the junior faculty who served under him will remember Paul as the most generous and supportive of mentors. He was also instrumental in strengthening the Emory-Tibet Partnership, which continues to flourish.”
Read more about Courtright’s life.