Matt Hoffman, Director of the Center for Religion, Spirituality, and Pluralism, Presents at Interfaith America Summit

On August 7, Matt Hoffman, director of the Center for Religion, Spirituality, and Pluralism, presented at Interfaith America's Interfaith Leadership Summit, where he was part of a pre-conference on "Sustaining Pluralism: Exploring Existing and New Models for Campus Leaders." For the panel entitled "New Models for Student Leadership Development,” Hoffman spoke about the development of UMBC’s Interfaith Fellows and Bridge Builders programs and how they are critical pieces of support for both civic and religious pluralism on campus at UMBC.

The panel  was facilitated by Melissa Carter, adjunct assistant professor of public service, New York University, and also included Cecil Duffie, dean of the chapel, Tuskegee University and Melissa Gilbert, dean of student engagement, Center for Student Engagement, Otterbein College.