WILLIAMSBURG, Va., Sept. 2 -- William and Mary issued the following news release:
The following storyoriginally appearedon the website for the William & Mary College of Arts & Sciences. - Ed.
For centuries, humans have contemplated the meaning of life to better understand themselves and the world around them. Thereligious studies departmentis reshaping that ancient tradition for modern contexts by introducing a new contemplative studies major that invites students to look inward and explore humanity's oldest questionsthrough aninterdisciplinary lens.
Facultyinreligious studies,psychologicalsciencesandthe neuroscience programcollaboratedto createthe new contemplative studies major, available beginning this fall.Offering a holistic and int...