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Chaplains Discuss Being a ‘Good Neighbor’ at Harvard Dialogues Panel

January 24, 2024
Khalil Abdur-Rashid, Lecturer on Muslim Studies at HDS and University Muslim Chaplain, and Matthew Ichihashi Potts, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church, joined other Harvard chaplains on a recent panel discussing the importance of dialogue and listening to opposing viewpoints.
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HDS Alum Named Yale University Chaplain

January 18, 2024
Maytal Saltiel, MDiv '12, was named as the next Yale University Chaplain. In this critical role, Saltiel provides strategic direction, vision, and leadership for Yale’s religious and spiritual life on campus, working with students, faculty, and staff from a range of faith traditions as well as those without any religious affiliation.
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HDS Alum Centers Religion in Context through Navy Chaplaincy

November 8, 2023

Zachary Zumwalt, MRPL ’23, is an active-duty Navy chaplain (20 years) who has served in Korea, Japan, and around the United States. As a member of the second MRPL cohort, he explored religious literacy in the context of the U.S. Navy Chaplain Corps—specifically how it could inform emerging work in conflict prevention within the Indo-Pacific region.... Read more about HDS Alum Centers Religion in Context through Navy Chaplaincy

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Right Here With You: Buddhist Chaplains’ Inspiring Stories of Spiritual Care

July 25, 2023
Buddhist chaplaincy programs—introductory, nondegree, and degree conferring—are no longer uncommon. One can study Buddhist chaplaincy at the Institute of Buddhist Studies, Union Theological Seminary, Naropa University, Maitripa College, New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care, Harvard Divinity School, Sati Center for Buddhist Studies, Upaya Zen Center, and University of the West. 
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A Young Buddhist College Chaplain Connects with Students and Communities of All Kinds

July 8, 2023
It was during the MDiv program at Harvard and time spent completing field education at Tufts that Priya Rakkhit Sraman, MDiv '17, became interested in working as a college chaplain. “I think that’s when I found meaning and purpose in everything I was doing. Up until that point I was a student; then, for the first time, I was like a teacher sharing the ‘data collection’ I’d been accumulating my whole life.”
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3 Latter-Day Saints Graduate from the Air Force Chaplain Corps College in Alabama

February 3, 2023

A trio of Latter-day Saints, including 1st Lt. Jenna Carson, MDiv '18, graduated February 3 from the Air Force Chaplain Corps College at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama. Completing the required four-week Chaplain Corps College course means they are now eligible to be deployed anywhere in the world.

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Tucker Center Welcomes New Muslim Chaplain

November 18, 2022

Abdul Rahman Latif, MTS '18, has been named the first Muslim chaplain at Dartmouth College, where he has been working to strengthen connections within the Muslim community.

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University Chaplaincy Welcomes New Graduate Student Intern

October 3, 2022
Francesca Rubinson, MDiv '24, and a Tufts alumna, was recently announced as the graduate student intern at the Tufts University Chaplaincy for 2022. Rubinson studies Judaism through feminist and queer lenses and plans to serve as a resource for Tufts students while also developing her own skills in multifaith chaplaincy.

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