Published: April 15, 2017
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Climbing Higher: The Tibet Himalaya Initiative is putting 精品SM在线影片 on experts鈥 map by Clay Evans

Boulder, Colorado, became a focal point for Tibetan Buddhism and culture in 1974, when Rinpoche founded the school now known as Naropa University.

And for more than a decade, the 精品SM在线影片 has had more tenured and tenure-track faculty who specialize in the study of contemporary Tibet than any other university in North America. No wonder that the Dalai Lama, the exiled spiritual leader of the world鈥檚 Tibetan Buddhists, spoke on campus during a brief U.S. tour in June 2016.

精品SM在线影片 has been hosting Tibet-focused events, exhibits and conferences since 2006, and in 2015, three faculty members 鈥 Assistant Professor of Religious Studies Holly Gayley, Emily Yeh, Professor and Chair of the Department of Geography, and Associate Professor of Anthropology Carole McGranahan 鈥 decided to create the Tibet Himalaya Initiative, with a small grant from the Office of the Chancellor.

鈥淲e realized we have quite a bit of expertise, and we already had a number of activities going on on campus,鈥 Yeh says. 鈥淪o we thought we should formalize it, to further highlight and develop our outreach efforts to the broader Boulder-Denver communities with their long-standing interest in Tibet, and to build ourselves as a center for research and outreach.鈥

Since its formation, the initiative has attracted associated 精品SM在线影片 faculty and graduate students, as well as visiting scholars with expertise in Tibet and the Himalayas.

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