What is Veritas?
Our Mission
How can we mend a broken world? How should we seek justice? What is the good life?
The Veritas Forum helps students and faculty ask life's hardest questions. Many of the world's leading universities were founded to answer the big "why" questions. Our mission is to help them confront these questions anew. The first Veritas Forum was planned by students, faculty and chaplains at Harvard University in 1992. Since then, over 200 universities in North America and Europe have hosted over 2,000 Forums.
The Veritas Forum is committed to courageous conversations. We place the historic Christian faith in dialogue with other beliefs and invite participants from all backgrounds to pursue Truth together.
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Sample Presenters
Veritas presenters are professors from world-class universities, or other experts, who have thought deeply about how their work integrates with their worldview. Here are some examples of thought-provoking presenters.
Andra Gillespie
Associate Professor of Political Science
Emory University
N.T. Wright
Best-selling author and Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity
University of St. Andrews
Rosalind Picard
Founder and Director of the Affective Computing Research Group
MIT
Tim Keller
New York Times best-selling author and pastor
Redeemer Presbyterian Church, NYC
Steven Pinker
Professor of Psychology
Harvard University
Praveen Sethupathy
Assistant Professor of Genetics
UNC-Chapel Hill
William Tate
Vice Provost for Graduate Education
Washington University, St Louis
John Lennox
Professor of Mathematics and Philosophy of Science
Oxford University
Marilynne Robinson
Pulitzer Prize Winning Author
Mia Chung
World-class pianist and professor of interpretive analysis
Curtis Institute of Music
Peter Thiel
Venture capitalist and entrepreneur
Co-founder of PayPal and first investor in Facebook
Ruth López Turley
Professor of Sociology and Director of the Houston Education Research…
Rice University
Veritas Staff
Veritas initiatives are supported by a diverse and international staff team, who work to serve and equip our partners.
David Hobbet
Executive Director
Bethany Jenkins
Vice President of Forums
Lauren Easton
Vice President of Development
Michele Ruby
Vice President of Development
Ashley Byrd
New York-New Jersey Regional Director
Abigail Carreon
West Coast Regional Director
Dan Cho
Asia Director
Jérémie Corbeau
National Coordinator — France
Elspeth Dennison
Operations Manager
Carsten Espersen
National Coordinator - Denmark
Kelley Chang-Fong
University Engagement Director and Special Projects Manager
Caleb Gotthardt
Online and Social Media Manager
Danielle Miettinen
National Coordinator - Finland
Kyle Oesch
University Engagement Director
Agustin Prenga
National Coordinator - Albania
Kara Reens
University Engagement Director
Andrew Schuman
Director of Veritas Labs
Laura Ziesel
Development Director
Veritas Board
The strategic direction of The Veritas Forum is overseen by an innovative and experienced board.
Abbi Antablin
Ted Callahan
Mark Campisano
Ben Chelf
Kurt Keilhacker
John Kingston, III
D. Michael Lindsay
Kenneth P. Miller
Grace Chiang Nicolette
Annie Y. Tsai
Frequently Asked Questions
Find out more about The Veritas Forum.
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What are Veritas Forums?
Veritas Forums are university events, planned by students, chaplains and professors, that invite participants from a range of beliefs to explore big questions and pursue Truth together. -
What does Veritas mean?
Veritas is the Latin word for truth. The Veritas Forum was founded at Harvard University. Harvard's original university motto reads, "Veritas: christo et ecclesiae" which means, "Truth: for Christ and the church." -
How can I start a Veritas Forum at my university?
If you are interested in starting a Veritas Forum at your university, please submit a contact request form to get further information.