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“The Future of University Chaplaincy” – Dr. Varun Soni, March 4, 2021

 Dr. Varun Soni, Vice Provost for Campus Wellness and Crisis Intervention & Dean of Religious Life at the University of Southern California, speaks on the future of university chaplaincy. The conclusion of the talk features a Q+A moderated by Vineet Chander, Coordinator of Hindu Life and Hindu Chaplain at Princeton University. This talk was presented as the fifth installment of The Luce Lectures on the Changing Role of Chaplains in American Higher Education.  The Luce Lecture Series is generously supported by the Henry Luce Foundation and presented by NYU Steinhardt and The Of Many Institute for Multifaith Leadership.

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The Rise and Fall of 1960s University Chaplaincy: William Sloane Coffin,Jr.,“Heroic” White Guys, and the Disestablishment of Public Religionin America

Campus Prophets, Spiritual Guides, or Interfaith Traffic Directors? The Many Lives of College and University Chaplains

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A Student’s Search for Meaning: A Conversation Between College Chaplains, Humanities Scholars, and Representatives of the Broader University World

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