News
IBS Welcomes Students Back!
August 27, 2020
On August 26, IBS faculty and staff were excited to welcome new and returning students […]
Statement on COVID-19 and IBS operations through 2020
June 24, 2020
Whereas several Bay Area counties and the State of California are slowly reopening or ending […]
Statement in Support of Black Lives Matter and in Opposition to Racism
June 10, 2020
Today voices throughout the world are proclaiming that “Black Lives Matter” and calling for an […]
Institute of Buddhist Studies Celebrates Its 2020 Graduates
May 18, 2020
Nalanda was an ancient Buddhist university in India that served as the site of invaluable […]
Institute of Buddhist Studies Gains Initial Accreditation
March 2, 2020
The Institute of Buddhist Studies is pleased to announce that it has been granted Initial […]
IBS Announces New Admissions Guidelines
January 23, 2020
The Institute of Buddhist Studies’ Admissions Committee has revised its application policies for all degree […]
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, […]
Meet Dean Scott Mitchell
September 19, 2019
I’m the Dean of Students and Faculty Affairs. This means I’m chiefly responsible for working […]
Statement on Climate Change
September 16, 2019
The Institute of Buddhist Studies, through the Offices of the President and Dean, has issued […]
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 […]
“Until We Are All Free, None of Us Are Free”- Japanese-Americans Stand in Solidarity at Fort Sill
July 26, 2019
On July 20, hundreds of people from across the country, including over twenty Buddhist priest […]
Meet Gesshin Greenwood, our new Chaplaincy Program Coordinator!
July 22, 2019
IBS would like to introduce our new Chaplaincy Program Coordinator, Gesshin Greenwood. Gesshin is a […]
2019 Graduation and Commencement
June 11, 2019
On Friday, May 24, 2019, the faculty, trustees, students and friends of the Institute of […]
2019 Graduate Student Symposium Call for Papers
April 18, 2019
The Science and Technology of Buddhism Call for Papers Deadline for submissions: June 15, 2019 […]
New Online Certificate Program
April 16, 2019
The Institute of Buddhist Studies is pleased to announce a new educational program — a […]
New publication on Pure Land Buddhism
April 8, 2019
A new anthology of Pure Land texts and commentaries, edited by Georgios T. Halkias and […]
IBS launches new website
April 5, 2019
The Institute of Buddhist Studies has recently launched a re-designed website! The new design better […]
IBS Graduate Awarded Board Certification
December 13, 2018
Joanne Laurence, a 2016 graduate of the Graduate Theological Union (GTU) and Institute of Buddhist […]
First Meeting of Public Theologies of Technology and Presence Grantees
November 14, 2018
Institute of Buddhist Studies Hosts Religion Scholars and Journalists from Across the US to Address […]