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Jun 61 min
Chaplain's Remarks at Harvard Baccalaureate
The Baccalaureate blessing given by Humanist Chaplain Greg Epstein.
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Dec 22, 20237 min
Togetherness in Turbulent Times
As 2023 ends, I’m halfway through my 19th academic year as the humanist chaplain at Harvard. This whole time, I’ve been motivated by a...
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Mar 9, 20231 min
Video of Steven Pinker Talk to Humanists
Bestselling author Dr. Steven Pinker, gives a timely talk on Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters, based on his...
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Oct 19, 20221 min
Dear Friends at MIT
In a time of climate crisis, the very definition of what it means to live an ethical life is in flux. That is why I am proud to have...
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Sep 7, 20221 min
Recollections of our Founder
This is an interview made some years ago with the late Tom Ferrick, founder of the Humanist Chaplaincy at Harvard. He discusses his life...
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Sep 6, 20222 min
Dr. Uché Blackstock, Humanist of the Year 2021
On November 17, 2021, the Humanist Chaplaincy at Harvard & MIT honored Dr. Uché Blackstock as our "Harvard Humanist of the Year." Dr....
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Sep 6, 20221 min
Steven Pinker Presentation
In October 2021, Steven Pinker joined us to kick off our program for MIT students. Below is a video of his presentation.
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Dec 21, 20212 min
The Harvard-MIT Humanist Fellowship Program
I’m excited to report that the first semester of the Harvard-MIT Humanist Fellowship Program has been a success. It’s amazing to think...
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Nov 2, 20212 min
Humanist of the Year 2021
The Humanist Chaplaincy at Harvard and MIT is thrilled to announce that our "Harvard Humanist of the Year" for 2021 is Dr. Uché...
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Aug 30, 20215 min
New President of the Board of Directors
The following is a conversation between Greg Epstein, Humanist Chaplain at Harvard & MIT and A. J. Kumar, the newly elected president of...
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Dec 14, 20205 min
Year-End Letter and Appeal
At the close of a year of confined existence, and with hope for reconnection and renewal sometime next year, I’m inspired to begin this...
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Sep 10, 20203 min
2020 Harvard Humanists of the Year Award Ceremony
We are thrilled to announce that our 2020 Harvard Humanist of the Year Award will be presented to Ijeoma Oluo, Sikivu Hutchinson, and...
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Jul 28, 20205 min
COVID-19 in Florida – Report by Board Member Joe Gerstein
I spent 81 of my 84 years in the Greater Boston area. One year was spent at Bronx Municipal Hospital, where I met my Australian wife on a...
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Feb 6, 20202 min
VENUE CHANGE!! Naomi Klein to Receive Rushdie Award
The award ceremony, including a talk on Klein’s book On Fire and an extended Q&A, will be free and open to the public. It will take place...
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Aug 5, 20194 min
Greg’s Sabbatical and Major Announcements
Dear friends and supporters, I’m delighted to be in touch with some major announcements! First: I recently began a 12-month, paid...
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Feb 4, 20192 min
Anand Giridharadas To Receive Rushdie Award
The Humanist Hub and the Humanist Community at Harvard, along with the Harvard College Community of Humanists, Atheists, and Agnostics...
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Dec 19, 20181 min
Come In From the Cold
Curious about a humanist winter holiday celebration? We were streaming live from the MIT Chapel on December 13, 2018. Click here to...
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Dec 4, 20182 min
A Holiday Celebration for the Rest of Us
It’s cold. It’s dark. Are we seasonally depressed? Yeah. Tense over exams and work? Yeah. Difficult times for our country and our world?...
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Nov 8, 20182 min
Paradoxes of Ethical Leadership
MIT students, researchers, and faculty are shaping the future. Literally. Last week in discussion group, the ethical considerations of...
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