BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Illinois Wesleyan University’s Professor of Religion Carole Myscofski has been named the McFee Professor of Religion. Endowed professorships and chairs honor faculty members who have distinguished themselves in terms of teaching, research and service.
Professor Myscofski teaches courses that focus on areas such as myth and ritual, women and religions, the religions of Native Americans, Africans, Latin Americans and cults in America. Her scholarly works have been honored with numerous grants and fellowships, including two from the National Endowment for the Humanities, and a Fulbright Senior Scholar Award.