Mia Mochizuki smiles ear to ear when she talks about art as a medium for understanding religion, culture, and history. She was recently named the Sarlo Excellence in Teaching Award recipient for 2013 at the May 9 Commencement ceremony. The award recognizes a Core Doctoral Faculty member who employs creative and effective pedagogy, exhibits ecumenical and interreligious sensitivity and commitment, promotes interdisciplinary approaches, and embraces ethnic and cultural diversity.
Mochizuki, who is the Thomas E. Bertelsen, Jr. Chair of Art History and Religion at the Graduate...