The Pluralism Project at Harvard University

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Amy is a Master of Divinity student at Harvard Divinity School, where she studies in the Program for Religion in Secondary Education. Originally from Morrisville, Pennsylvania, she earned a B.A. in Religion and Psychology at the University of Rochester (2000). Before attending HDS, she worked at The Fellowship of Reconciliation, the Women’s Peacemaker Project, and Darrow School. At the Pluralism Project she will be updating our resources on interfaith groups in Boston and looking at the overall pedagogy of the World Religions in Boston resource.

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Kate is a recent graduate from Mount Holyoke College, where she earned a degree in Religion and Buddhist Studies. While at Mount Holyoke she traveled abroad to India to study Tibetan Buddhism and the Tibetan Diaspora. Her current academic interests include inter- and intra-religious dialogue for social change, and engaged Buddhism. At the Pluralism Project, Kate is researching Buddhist and interfaith activities in the Greater Boston area, as well as working on Religious Diversity News.

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Alexis is a Master of Theological Studies student at Harvard Divinity School where she focuses her studies on Judaism, Islam, and religion in education; she is also enrolled in the Program in Religion and Secondary Education. Raised in Chicago, she attended Colgate University in upstate New York and graduated with a degree in Philosophy and Religion and a minor in Spanish literature. At the Pluralism Project, she will be researching Jewish communities in Boston and assisting with research on Islam.

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Nour is a rising senior at Connecticut College, where she is majoring in English and minoring in religious studies. At the Pluralism Project, Nour will be updating research on Islam and Christianity in Boston, partaking in site visits and mapping work.

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Julia is a rising senior at Colgate University where she is a Spanish and Asian Studies major with a focus on China and Religion. At the Pluralism Project, Julia will research and profile Buddhist and Hindu centers in the Greater Boston area.

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Sarah is a rising senior at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky, where she is double majoring in Religion and Elementary Education. At the Pluralism Project, she will work on the Hinduism section of World Religions in Boston, and the Sharon Interfaith Youth Conference. She will also be examining the ways teachers use the Pluralism Project resources.

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Claire-Marie Hefner is a senior majoring in Anthropology and Southeast Asian Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She recently returned from a semester abroad at the American University in Cairo, Egypt where she was studying Arabic and Islam. At the Pluralism Project, Claire will focus her energy on expanding the Pluralism Project's Boston Buddhism resources, and assisting with updating resources on Hinduism and Sikhism.

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Katie is a rising senior at Vassar College, where she is a Religion major and an active participant in interfaith events on campus, as the leader of the Buddhist Sangha. After returning from a semester in Egypt, Katie’s work at The Pluralism Project will be focused on creating and updating profiles of Muslim communities in Boston a well as contributing to case studies that analyze the relationship between Muslims and the greater Boston community.

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Kayla is a rising junior pursuing a double major in Religion and International Affairs at The George Washington University. This summer at The Pluralism Project she is working on updating resources on Sikhism in the “World Religions in Boston” resource, and contributing to the Islam section. She will also be working on Religious Diversity News.

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Carissa Sharp is originally from Portland, Oregon. She received her B.A. in Psychology and Religious Studies from the University of Oregon and will start the second year of her Masters of Theological Studies at Harvard Divinity School in the fall. At the Pluralism Project, Carissa will be working on updating the information on Sikh and interfaith communities in the Boston area.

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Kate grew up in New Hampshire and is currently a rising senior at Connecticut College, where she is double majoring in English and religious studies. During her junior year, Kate studied abroad in Rome and she is currently working on a senior honors thesis related to religion in prison. At the Pluralism Project, she will be working on the Hinduism and interfaith sections of “World Religions in Boston.”