By Mia McCauley, Student Intern As science continues to advance, the moral questions surrounding medicine have never been more significant. This February, UW-Madison students seek to answer these questions through a two-day bioethics conference. The …
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Living in Eternal Optimism–Amaris Kaur Kaleka
Growing up, I must’ve moved around school districts over three times. Yet, with all the moving, I’d never met another Indian person in my grade, much less a Sikh person. It was impossible not to …
What Does it Mean to Look Normal?–Daleep Singh Sandhu
If you were asked to picture a ‘normal-looking’ person, a turbaned man probably wouldn’t be the first image to come to mind. But does that mean a man wearing a turban is not normal? Of …
Tawakkul–Musaab Tareen
Having blind trust is not something that many people feel comfortable with at all. It’s a concept that we generally see only in our closest relationships and often takes years of shared experiences, patience, and …
Finding God in a New Place–Precious Ayodabo
I’ve always been a Christian, but holding on to that identity hasn’t always been easy, especially when I came to college. My parents and I immigrated from Nigeria to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, when I was just …
Faith in Humanity: Lessons Outside of Belief–Jackie Beck
In a recent Interfaith Fellows meeting, we explored an essay by Sherman Alexie titled Theology 101. The piece prompted me to think deeply about my own relationship with religion, reflecting on how my upbringing in …
Mariposa–Daniela Fernandez
When my uncle passed away, I felt like the world had gone still. The quiet after the funeral—the kind that sinks into your chest and stays there—was heavier than anything I’d ever known. I remember …
New Interfaith Panel on “Faith and Belonging” Teaches Student Tour Guides
UW’s Campus and Visitor Relations (CaVR) unit, headed by Dr. Kirstin DeMartino, trains a student staff of over 150 to lead tours of campus each year. For the first time this year, that training included …
Center for Interfaith Dialogue Receives Augsburg University EMBLEM Grant
On Friday, August 15, Program Coordinator Talia Ivry received word from Augsburg University that the Center for Interfaith Dialogue staff and student leaders were selected as a recipient of Augsburg’s Emerging Muslim Bridgebuilding Leaders Engaging …
On Chai–Taylor Gustafson
I was first taught how to make chai from a friend’s mother growing up; originally from New Delhi, India, their family had immigrated the year prior and lived two doors down from my childhood home. …