Valentine is one of the founding members of his research team, which is the first to commit to a long-term study of the Northern Treasures Tradition.
Troy University Associate Professor of Philosophy & Religion Dr. Jay Holt Valentine traveled over the summer with a research team to the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR) of China to gather information on the history of the Jangter tradition, also known as the Northern Treasures Tradition, a branch of the Order of Ancients of Tibetan Buddhism.
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A Freedom Lecture Series featuring TROY faculty will kick off on Thursday as a part of the local celebration of America's 250th birthday.
We the People Pike County and Troy University are teaming up to present the Freedom Lecture Series in celebration of the country’s 250th birthday.
Four TROY faculty members will speak on various topics related to the country’s founding beginning on Thursday, June 18 at 6 p.m. The events are free and open to the public….
Driven by a promise to herself, Cruz put in the hard work this season to become the best, and succeeded.
Carmen Cruz, a sophomore history major from Madison, Alabama, won the National Online Forensics Championship on Friday, March 27. Cruz competed in five rounds to win and finish out the Trojan Debate Team’s 2025-2026 season.
Completing her first full season in competing with the Debate Team as vice president, Cruz said winning the national title…
Matilda Ziegler is an American history major with a minor in philosophy from Cliffside, N.C.
Matilda Ziegler, a student in Troy University’s Department of History and Philosophy, has been awarded a Graduate Council Fellowship by Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, New York, where she will begin PhD studies in environmental history in the fall.
The Graduate Council Fellowship is awarded to only 35 incoming graduate students at SBU each…
