In 2024, Drake University announced the cutting of the religion major. To continue religious education at Drake, a new religious and interfaith studies minor was established this fall.
Timothy Knepper, a philosophy professor, led the way towards creating the minor.
“The Provost [Sue Mattison], Dean [Jerry Parker] and the faculty senate budget committee decided that it wasn’t worth it to keep the major since the numbers were so low, but there was an understanding that we could stick with a minor,” Knepper said. “Due to the name change, the minor finally got approved in May, so now it’s the religious and interfaith studies minor.”…