Commencement

How I've Changed I have come to realize that the integrity of any university cannot be separated from its heritage. When an institution abandons its intellectual and cultural heritage it becomes bland and interchangeable with any other—in fact, its entire...

How I've Changed When I arrived at HDS, I was overwhelmed with fatigue and self-doubt. Discerning my academic interests as well as becoming comfortable with my own identity and purpose has shown me that my best has always been enough. I have learned not...

Memorable Moment My favorite memories at HDS are centered around community - the wonderful friends I have made while here, and with others in the HDS community sharing spiritual traditions and reflecting on life and vocational paths. I chose to come to...

How I've Changed I am now even more suspicious about religious texts. Memorable Moment Besides listening to Professor Carrasco, it would have to be dinner every Thursday with the family I’ve made here. Favorite Class or Professor It’s difficult to narrow...

How I've Changed I have gained more confidence and clarity around my vocations as an educator, organizer, minister, and memory worker. I know now that memory work is my ministry. Memorable Moment My most memorable moment was the "Africana Religions and...

How I've Changed While at Harvard, my passions grew, and I began my mission for justice and peace. It was a big moment as a student when I declared to prove that a world at just peace creates a healthier society and improves the health of our planet and...

How I've Changed I've shed so many protective layers, and I've learned how to stay soft and open to relationship even in those moments of uncertainty and exposure. Memorable Moment One of my favorite moments at HDS was sharing our "death boxes" at the end...

How I've Changed Since starting at HDS I have become much more open to new ways of knowing, new forms of knowledge and new ways of understanding and interpreting the world. I have developed a sense of moral clarity and confidence in my own beliefs -...

Favorite Class or Professor It was an incredible gift to be able to take the course "Learning in Context: Narratives of Displacement and Belonging in Palestine/Israel” last spring, which also included travel to the region over the summer months. I am so...

How I've Changed My desire upon arriving at HDS was to integrate my then-separate loves for spirituality and music, and having made a significant step forward on this journey, I leave with a happy heart. This weaving together has yielded both personal and...