Alumni
IBS Celebrates 2023 Commencement
May 22, 2023
On Friday, May 2023, faculty, students, trustees, and friends of the Institute of Buddhist Studies […]
Panel on Chaplaincy Highlights Importance of Spiritual Care
May 2, 2022
On Thursday, April 28, 2022, Institute of Buddhist Studies alumni gathered online for a panel […]
2021 Graduation and Commencement
May 27, 2021
On Friday, May 21, faculty, students, trustees, and friends of the Institute of Buddhist Studies […]
IBS Faculty (and Alum) Thomas Calobrisi Co-Edits Journal
May 17, 2021
Current IBS adjunct faculty member and recent IBS grad Thomas Calobrisi has co-edited this autumn’s […]
“May We Gather” Demonstrates Communal Healing as an Act of Protest
May 4, 2021
On May 4th at 4pm, over 1700 people watched the livestream of “May We Gather,” […]
Meet Ryūki Tom Hawkins!
March 22, 2021
Ryūki Tom Hawkins is a Sōtō Zen priest and candidate for the Master of Divinity […]
IBS Alum Chenxing Han Debuts First Book, “Be the Refuge: Raising the Voices of Asian-American Buddhists”
February 9, 2021
On Thursday, January 28th, IBS Alum Chenxing Han was joined by Dean Scott Mitchell and […]
Meet Rev. CJ Dunford
November 12, 2020
CJ Dunford is a recent IBS alum and Jodo Shinshu minister. Back from a year […]
Meet Alum Nathan Michon
October 8, 2020
The Institute of Buddhist Studies has so many amazing alumni entering the fields of chaplaincy, […]
The Increasing Relevance of Eco Chaplaincy
October 8, 2019
In the last few weeks, over six million people around the globe have protested climate […]
Tokudo in Japan
October 1, 2019
Current student Akiko Rogers shares with us this piece on ordaining at Hongwanji in Kyoto, […]
One Jewel in Indra’s Net: A Conversation with Buddhist Chaplain Jamie Kimmel
September 9, 2019
I sat down with IBS alumnus Jamie Kimmel to discuss practice, chaplaincy, and how Buddhism […]
Alumnus Tadao Koyama Reflects on Studies in Japan
September 3, 2019
Tadao Koyama graduated from IBS in 2018 with a Masters in Buddhist Studies. He is currently […]
Religions: Buddhism in the United States and Canada
April 23, 2019
For the last year, IBS Dean Scott Mitchell has served as a guest editor for […]
IBS Graduate Awarded Board Certification
December 13, 2018
Joanne Laurence, a 2016 graduate of the Graduate Theological Union (GTU) and Institute of Buddhist […]
Buddhist Healing Principles: recording from annual chaplaincy conference
August 8, 2017
This past June, three members of the IBS community participated in the 2017 Annual Conference […]
“Be the Refuge”: Reflections on Karma & Gratitude, Suffering & Spiritual Friendship
June 14, 2017
Editor’s note: the following is text of the 2017 Commencement Address by IBS alum Chenxing […]
New Books by IBS Graduate
February 3, 2015
Institute of Buddhist Studies graduate Naoyuki Ogi has recently had two books published in Japan. […]