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| This event will explore what it means to do chaplaincy work as Humanists and Ethical Culture leaders in America today. The event will open with keynote speaker Hugh Taft-Morales, a Humanist minister with the Ethical Societies in Baltimore and Philadelphia, giving a talk on his vision for nurturing “rational and compassionate ways of responsible living”--with particular relevance to social conflicts and justice movements in today’s world. After a break which will include a light buffet dinner, Taft-Morales will join with Vanessa Zoltan, Assistant Humanist Chaplain at Harvard University, and Dr. Jason D. Heap, National Coordinator for the United Coalition of Reason, for a panel discussion of the challenges faced by Humanist chaplains today and how the movement can better engage in work for social justice. The panel will be moderated by Walker Bristol, Humanist in Residence at Tufts University. The Tufts Humanist in Residence position was created in July 2014 and is the first university-sponsored Humanist chaplaincy staff position in the United States.
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| Religious and Philosophical Life Programs
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| Our celebrations of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. are continuing with an MLK Youth Homelessness Drive. Donations will benefit Youth on Fire, a program of the AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts, that is a drop-in center for homeless and street-involved youth. Please see poster above for items needed and drop-off locations. Click here for locations on the Boston campus.
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| Humanism in Action – Perspectives on Humanism, Ethical Culture, and Responsible Citizenship
Friday, February 6, 5:30 pm, Interfaith Center
What does it mean to be a Humanist, and to do chaplaincy work as a Humanist, in America today, and how do we put our Humanist values in action? Come for a presentation by Hugh Tafts-Morales, Humanist minister with the Ethical Societies in Baltimore and Philadelphia, and a panel discussion facilitated by Tufts' own Humanist in Residence Walker Bristol. The panel will also include Vanessa Zoltan, Assistant Humanist Chaplain at the Humanist Community at Harvard, and Jason Heap, National Coordinator for the United Coalition of Reason. Learn more here. Swami Tyagnanda: Practicing Hinduism as a College Student
Febuary 6, 6:30 pm, Sophia Gordon
Come discuss making time for Hinduism as a busy college student and developing spirtually during young adulthood with guest speaker Swami Tyagnanda and HSC. Swami Tyagnanda is a monk of the Ramakrishna Order, is the head of the Boston Ramakrishna Vedanta Society, and serves as the Hindu chaplain at MIT and Harvard. To see this event on Facebook click here. Guided Meditation and Tea
Mondays, Noon-1 pm, Goddard Chapel
Join Venerable Upali Sraman, Tufts' Buddhist Chaplaincy Intern, for an hour of guided meditation, followed by conversation, tea, and snacks. Various forms of meditation will be led. All students, faculty, and staff are welcome. Sponsored by the Tufts University Chaplaincy. For more information, please email upali.sraman@tufts.edu.
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Facilitating Difficult Social Justice Conversations Training
Friday, February 13, 2:30-5:30 pm, with Dinner Following. Location TBA. Please apply!
To participate, please apply by Friday, February 6 at this link.
The purpose of this training is to help participants develop skills facilitating difficult social justice conversations. The program will feature an introduction to active listening in conversations about social justice issues on which people have strongly held beliefs. After that, we will break into small groups and work through a variety of difficult conversation scenarios in which participants might find themselves. The goal of this workshop is not to teach debate or explore the content of specific issues. Instead, we seek to develop skills that will help participants engage in difficult conversations (when they feel safe doing so) in constructive ways, while staying true to their social justice principles.
We hope to have participants from a variety of identities, student groups, academic disciplines, and activist communities represented. Some basic knowledge of social justice theories and community involvement is preferred.
Sponsored by the Tufts University Dean of Student Affairs Office and the University Chaplaincy.
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| Save the Date: Russell Lecture featuring The Reverend Janet Cooper Nelson AG72
Monday, April 6, 7 pm, Goddard Chapel
The Russell Lectureship on Spiritual Life is the oldest lectureship at Tufts University, established by James Russell 1867. In accordance with the provisions of the donor’s will, each year the University invites a distinguished lecturer to speak on a topic relating to spiritual life. This year will feature The Reverend Janet Cooper Nelson AG72, who is celebrating her 25th anniversary as University Chaplain of Brown University. Additional details forthcoming soon.
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| Weekly Protestant Worship Sunday, February 8, 7:30 pm, Goddard Chapel
The Reverend Edwin D. Johnson
Rev. Johnson is the newly hired Priest in Charge of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Dorchester, MA. He previously served St. James’s Episcopal Church in Cambridge where he was assistant rector for the past three years. Rev. Johnson is a graduate of Church Divinity School of the Pacific, Berkeley, CA where he received his Masters of Divinity, and was awarded the Fran Toy prize for Multicultural Ministry. He also received his B.A. in Anthropology and Comparative Religion from Tufts University.
Rev. Johnson is of Costa Rican and Montserratian heritage, is fluent in Spanish, and has a deep love and passion for the music, dance, and cuisine of Latin America and the Caribbean. He is an avid salsa dancer and teaches and performs Zouk-Lambada with Moves and Vibes dance company. He also enjoys training and participates in weightlifting and fitness competitions. Rev. Johnson serves on the Board of Directors for Breakthrough Greater Boston, an Academic Enrichment program that has recently expanded to Dorchester after over twenty years service in Cambridge.
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| Promoting the Practice of Peace in the 21st Century: Mobilizing Our Resources as Global Citizens, Religious Communities, and Universities
Tuesday, February 3, 5:30-8:30 pm, Andover Hall, Harvard Divinity School, 45 Francis Avenue in Cambridge
The event will feature:
- an address by Dean of Harvad Divinity School, David N. Hempton
- remarks by MDiv candidate Melissa Bartholomew
- documentary film screening on an inspiring multifaith peace effort, Liberian women's interfaith peace network
- dinner dialogue and discussion moderated by Melissa and Professor Diana Eck
Please note that RSVP is required for the dinner dialogue and discussion portion by this Wed Jan 28.
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| The Pulse: Black Students Come Alive
Black Campus Ministries New England 2015 Student Conference
February 6, 6 pm-February 7, 5 pm, Morningstar Baptist Church, Boston
Dynamic Worship, Inspiring Speakers, and Compelling Workshops
Speakers: Bishop John Borders and Rev. Virginia Ward
Register: newengland.intervarsity.org/bcm
Cost: $40 - Cost includes: conference materials, t-shirt, snacks on Friday, breakfast and lunch on Saturday.
Learn more here. Religion & Race in the USA: How Far Have We Come?
Tuesday, February 10, 7:30 pm,
Alumni Dining Hall, Hebrew College
Join us for a thought-provoking and heart-opening evening as we explore the intersection of religion and race in the United States with two distinguished speakers: the Rev. Ray Hammond, founder and pastor of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Boston, and Mark Oppenheimer, New York Times columnist and the Corcoran Visiting Chair in Christian-Jewish Relations at Boston College.
The panelists will discuss issues of civil rights, religious freedom and the ongoing challenges we face in integrating these values into our society. The conversation will focus on the recent tragedies in Ferguson, Mo., and elsewhere, and the role religious communities can play in creating a more just and compassionate nation.
Islamic Studies Scholar-in-Residence Celene Ayat Ibrahim-Lizzio will serve as moderator.
This event is co-sponsored by the Center for Inter-Religious and Communal Leadership Education (CIRCLE).
Admission: $10
. Register: hebrewcollege.edu/tickets.
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| Africa's Peace Makers: Nobel Laureates of African Descent
Wednesday, February 4, 6 pm, Cabot 703
As Africa and its diaspora commemorate 50 years of post-independence
Pan---Africanism, Africa's Peacemakers examines critical lessons of peacemaking, socio---economic justice, women's rights, environmental protection, and nuclear disarmament from the 13 Prominent individuals of African descent who have won the Nobel Peace Prize since 1950. Come and discuss with Dr. Adekeye Adebajo and contributing authors Professor Pearl Robinson and journalist Lee Daniels.
For more info, see flyer here.
First Friday Lunch: Racial Justice Framing with Cecilia Flores
Friday, February 6, Noon, Women's Center (55 Talboty Ave.)
In this workshop we will explore structural racism and the effect it has on housing, employment, built environment, food access, and health. Join us for lunch and a workshop in which we will discuss what structural racism is, its presence in everyday life, and learn the tools to talk about it in order to take action. Cecilia Flores is a double Jumbo who currently works at the Southern Jamaica Plain Health Center as the Coordinator for their Health Promotion Center. Africa on the Global Stage
Friday, February 20, 8 am-6 pm, ASEAN Auditorium
Please consider attending the Africa on the Global Stage, The Fletcher Schools 2nd Africana Conference. This event will focus on reconciling the dichotomies that exist in 21st century Africa: technological innovation alongside forces of friction like infrastructural and regulatory gaps; economic growth alongside unemployment and lack of inclusive growth; improvements in health and well-being indicators alongside health crises and increased human insecurity; increased foreign direct investment alongside unclear risk management strategies. Panels will focus on Security and Foreign Relations, Governance, Technology and Innovation, and Trade and Investment.
It Happens Here
Wednesday, February 25, 8 pm, Cohen Auditorium
Most of us have heard the staggering statistics surrounding the prevalence of sexual violence on college campuses. Most of us have taken health classes that describe the horrors of intimate partner violence, acquaintance rape, and other forms of sexual violence. But seldom do we hear the voice of the survivor. Seldom do we hear from the very individuals who, due to lived experience, are best suited to explain the problem. This project is about amplifying that traditionally silenced voice in an effort to start a conversation about a problem that affects so many, but is discussed by so few. On April 2, 2014, we were honored to fill Cohen Auditorium to capacity for the first It Happens Here at Tufts. We will once again gather to hear Survivor Stories on February 25th of 2015 to listen to those who are so brave to share their histories of trauma with us. We invite you to join us once again.
Click here for more information.
The submissions will open on Monday the 26th of January, and they will close on February 19th. Please see the google form for further instruction and do not hesitate to reach out to us at ihhtufts@gmail.com.
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Resources, Scholarships, and Opportunities
Rwanna go to Rwanda?
From May 22nd to June 3rd fellows from Tufts get the unique experience to travel to Rwanda, live and connect with the students at Agahozo Shalom Youth Village, have interfaith, social justice and human rights based group discussions, and see human rights work in action! We will travel to many prominent sites from the Rwandan genocide and get the opportunity to speak to survivors. The trip is an interfaith trip, so it is open to people of all faiths and belief systems. Applications can be found here, on the trip’s Facebook page, or the Hillel website and are due February 3rd at the Hillel front desk. If you have any questions feel free to email the trip coordinators, Maia Raynor at mraynorfrench@gmail.com and Stephane Alexandre at stephane.alexandre@tufts.edu.
Faculty Seminars on Teaching Interfaith Understanding
June 21-25, 2015, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA
In partnership with the Council of Independent Colleges, Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC) will host two summer seminars focused on teaching interfaith understanding. We invite full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty of all disciplines to submit their nominations to attend. The seminars are generously supported by a grant from the Henry Luce Foundation which will cover most of the costs of participation. Please click here for the full program description, to download a brochure, or to submit the application materials due February 6th, 2015.
Part-Time Editorial Assistant - The Journal of Inter-Religious Studies (JIRS)
The Journal of Inter-Religious Studies (JIRS), an online publication of the Center for Interreligious and Communal Leadership Education (CIRCLE), a program of Andover Newton Theological School and Hebrew College, is seeking a part time Editorial Assistant. Download the full position description and instructions for applicants here.
Part-Time Research Assistant - CIRCLE
CIRCLE is seeking a part-time Research Assistant for a grant funded initiative beginning March 2015 and ending December 2015. Responsibilities include designing and implementing a qualitative study on the impact of the CIRCLE student fellowship program on Andover Newton and Hebrew College alumni. The Research Assistant will solicit the input and direction of the CIRCLE co-directors and will complete the study in phases. Download the full position description and instructions for applicants here. Summer Internships in Israel
Develop your professional future and build your resume this summer with a high-level internship in the field of your choice in Haifa or Jerusalem. This custom internship program runs from June 10th- August 6th, and places you in a work place based on your skills, interests and future plans. The cost of the program is only $300, and includes full board (3 meals a day), lodging, insurance, and program costs (airfare not included).
Applications are now open, so apply today here!
Building an Interfaith Community - Summer Course
July 27 to August 14, 2015
This 3 week residential course is designed to enable participants to encounter each other in mutual respect, to learn together, and to challenge and overcome stereotypes. While fully respecting and affirming each particular faith identity, the overall question to be explored is: What can we, as people of faith, do to respond and to overcome, the pressing challenges of our time as violence and conflict and build together mutually accountable societies based on respect and cooperation? Learn more here. Apply here.
This seminar is co-organised by the Ecumenical Institute Bossey, the WCC Programme on Inter-religious Dialogue and Cooperation, the Inter-knowing Foundation (Muslim) and the Racines et Sources Foundation (Jewish). It will involve programme executives from various WCC focus areas, (i.e. inter-religious dialogue, economic justice, women, etc.) giving short-term lectures during the seminar.
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Tufts CMHS Free and Confidential Groups The Tufts Counseling and Mental Health Service is pleased to offer the following free and confidential group offerings this Spring 2015 semester. Space is limited. Contact facilitators today to reserve your spot or to request more information. For general questions about group therapy at CMHS, please contact our group therapy coordinator, Maria Hiraldo, Psy.D. New Spring 2015 Group: Students of Color Support
The Tufts Counseling and Mental Health Service is offering a new group this semester. More details to follow soon.To get more information and find out how to join the group please email or call co-facilitator, Maria Hiraldo, Psy.D. 617-627-3360. Along with:
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Weekly Gatherings During Term
Baha'i: Please see our website for student leader contact information.
Buddhist: Thursdays, 8:30-10 am, Goddard Chapel; Sundays, 7 pm, Rabb Room, Lincoln-Filene Center
CAFE/Interfaith: Please see our website for student leader contact information.
Catholic: Mass: Sundays, 10 pm, Goddard Chapel; Reconciliation or Contemplative Prayer: Friday, 3-5 pm, Interfaith Center
Christian Scientist: Please see our website for student leader contact information. Freethought/Humanist: Weekly Discussion Meetings: Thursdays, 7:30 pm, Eaton Hall 202; Please see their
calendar for jam sessions, community dinners, and other events.
Hindu: Mondays, 9-10:30 pm, Goddard Chapel
Jewish: Conservative & Reform Shabbat Services: Fridays, 6 pm, Saturdays, 10:30 am, Granoff Family Hillel Center; Hillel Shabbat Dinner: Fridays, 7:15 pm, Granoff Family Hillel Center; Chabad Shabbat Dinner: Fridays, 6:45 pm, Rohr Chabad House; Chabad Shabbat Service: Fridays, 7:30 pm, Rohr Chabad House
Latter Day Saints: Please see our website for student leader contact information.
Mainline/Progressive Protestant: Worship Service: Sundays, 7 pm, Goddard Chapel; Book Group: Mondays, Noon, Tower Cafe; Noonday Prayer and Lunch: Wednesdays, Noon, Interfaith Center; Spiritual Formation: Thursdays, 9:15 pm, Goddard Chapel
Muslim: Jumah Prayer: Fridays, 1:15 pm, Interfaith Center; Chaplain Facilitated Qur'an and Arabic Circles: Fridays, 2:15-3 pm, Interfaith Center
Non-denominational Protestant: Thursdays, 7:30-9 pm, Interfaith Center
Orthodox Christian: Mondays, 8 pm, Mayer Campus Center Room 012
Seventh Day Adventist: Please see our website for student leader contact information. Sikh: Please see our website for student leader contact information.
Unitarian Universalist: Please see our website for student leader contact information. For information about communities not listed, please contact the University Chaplaincy at chaplaincy@tufts.edu.
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| About the University Chaplaincy Enews
The University Chaplaincy Enews is published weekly by the Tufts University Chaplaincy to promote programs and opportunities related to spirituality, ethics, culture, and social justice. To propose announcements for inclusion please contact chaplaincy@tufts.edu.
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The Tufts University Chaplaincy is a dynamic hub supporting religious, spiritual, ethical, and cultural life for all members of the Tufts community. We provide pastoral care, support religious and philosophical communities, educate about spiritual and ethical issues in society and the world, and promote multifaith engagement.
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