Pluralism-local-list October 2017

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This Friday: Celebration of Brendan Randall's Life

by Pluralism Project Staff

Dear Friends of the Pluralism Project, I want to be sure you know that you are all warmly invited to a celebration of the life of Brendan Randall, Senior Researcher of the Pluralism Project and Teaching Assistant and Freshman Proctor at Harvard College. This memorial celebration will take place this coming *Friday, October 13 at 3 pm *in *Eliot Lyman, Longfellow Hall, Harvard Graduate School of Education, 13 Appian Way, Cambridge, MA <https://www.google.com/maps/place/Longfellow+Hall,+13+Appian+Way,+Cambridge…>. *A reception will follow in the Reading Room of Gutman Library, just across the street. As you know, Brendan Randall left Cambridge to become a senior staff member of the Interfaith Youth Core in Chicago. He travelled extensively with Eboo Patel to colleges around the country, persuading and enabling educators to steer into a curriculum that would support intercultural and interreligious understanding. We were proud to have him extending the work of the Pluralism Project with this partnership. Brendan died in a tragic accident in Philadelphia this past summer. He was pursuing a doctorate at the Harvard Graduate School of Education at the time of his death. There are so many former students and colleagues at Harvard who remember the energy and vision of Brendan Randall. All are welcome to this celebration of his life and work. Also as a reminder, Brendan's family has requested that those who wish to make a donation in his memory give to Interfaith Youth Core <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.ifyc.org_&d=DwMFaQ&…>. IFYC epitomized the concepts and values that Brendan committed himself to as a scholar, educator, and change-maker. You can learn about their important work at www.ifyc.org <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.ifyc.org_&d=DwMFaQ&…> and donate directly here <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__interfaithyouthcore.se…>; just note in the comments that it is in memory of Brendan. Cathleen, Brendan’s wife, has also suggested that those who wish to honor Brendan's many commitments to K-12 education and to Harvard may donate to the Harvard Teacher Fellows Program <https://htf.gse.harvard.edu/>. HTF prepares Harvard undergraduates to promote educational equity by providing them rigorous preparation and support for teaching in high-need urban schools. To make a gift, please visit here <https://community.alumni.harvard.edu/give/13066245> and select “other” under the fund selection and indicate in the “other fund name” field that this gift is for* Harvard Teacher Fellows Support Fund, in memory of Brendan Randall.* I will speak on behalf of the Project and look forward to seeing and meeting many of you on Friday. With all best wishes, Diana Diana L. Eck Frederic Wertham Professor of Law and Psychiatry in Society Faculty Dean of Lowell House Acting Chair, Committee on the Study of Religion Director, The Pluralism Project <http://pluralism.org/> -- The Pluralism Project at Harvard University 2 Arrow Street, 4th Floor Cambridge, MA 02138 617-496-2481 www.pluralism.org Twittter: @pluralismproj Like The Pluralism Project on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Pluralism-Project-at-Harvard-University/1…>!

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Pluralism-local-list October 2017