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, 2021
- 2 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, 2021
- 5 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, 2020
- 5 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, 2020
- 3 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, 2020
- 5 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, 2020
- 2 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, 2019
- 4 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, 2019
- 2 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, 2018
- 1 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, 2018
- 2 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, 2018
- 2 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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- Oct 23, 2018
- 1 min
She, He, and They: Forging a New Relationship
Steve Bannon is concerned that women are going to take over society. Really? The way he talks about it, it’s like it has to be either...
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- Oct 16, 2018
- 1 min
Inviting Your Input
MIT students and community: we need your input and participation. There are brainstorming meetings planned for the at 4pm in the Chapel...
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- Oct 10, 2018
- 1 min
The $weet Life
MIT Humanist Discussion Group meets Thursday at 4:30 in the Chapel, W15 This week’s topic: The $weet Life (with MIT Humanist Chaplain...
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- Oct 3, 2018
- 1 min
Money Talks, Humanity Walks?
Who are we as humans, and how do we measure our worth? Can we talk about money, and all it signifies? Let’s start the discussion with...
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- Oct 1, 2018
- 2 min
Press Release: Humanist Hub Announces Humanist of the Year Recipient
Some initial great press for our award in Democracy Journal. Stay tuned for more! *** BOSTON, Oct. 1, 2018— The Humanist Hub is honored...
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- Sep 25, 2018
- 3 min
Binary Thinking
We humanists fancy ourselves to be free to conduct discernment of our life stance because we reject supernaturalism. But we seldom stop...
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- May 15, 2018
- 3 min
Our Last Event at 30 JFK
Dear Humanist Hub Members, Supports and Friends: When we were preparing to move in to this space in 2013, we created the motto “Connect....
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- Apr 24, 2018
- 4 min
Humanist Hub Director to Serve Tech Leaders of Tomorrow
I am delighted to announce that the Humanist Hub has accepted a wonderful invitation to expand our work on campus. Having worked as the...