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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.

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.

Rosalind Picard

Founder and Director of the Affective Computing Research Group

MIT

Mia Chung

World-class pianist and professor of interpretive analysis

Curtis Institute of Music

Meghan Sullivan

Professor of Philosophy and the Rev. John A. O’Brien Collegiate…

Notre Dame University

Rachael Denhollander



Ian Hutchinson

Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering

MIT

Cullen Buie

Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering

MIT

N.T. Wright

Best-selling author and Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity

University of St. Andrews

Tim Keller

New York Times best-selling author and pastor

Redeemer Presbyterian Church, NYC

Steven Pinker

Professor of Psychology

Harvard University

Praveen Sethupathy

Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences

Cornell University

William Tate

Vice Provost for Graduate Education

Washington University, St Louis

John Lennox

Professor of Mathematics and Philosophy of Science

Oxford University

Andra Gillespie

Associate Professor of Political Science

Emory University

Marilynne Robinson

Pulitzer Prize Winning Author

Veritas Staff

Veritas initiatives are supported by a diverse and international staff team, who work to serve and equip our partners.

Andrew Schuman

Executive Director

Brent Alderman Sterste

Vice President of Development

Bethany Jenkins

Vice President of Media

Dan Cho

Asia Director

Ashley Byrd

Director of Forums

Peter Blair

Program Manager

Augustine Collective

Dawn Bryden

Development Administrator

The Veritas Forum

Jake Casale

Regional Coach

Augustine Collective

Jérémie Corbeau

National Coordinator — France

Mel Duke

Administration and Operations

The Veritas Forum

Lauren Easton

Development Advisor

David Hobbet

Executive Director Emeritus

Burgundee Horton

Administration and Operations

Hannah Hsieh

Chief of Staff

The Veritas Forum

Esther Jiang

Regional Coach

Augustine Collective

Rieke Lindeboom–van Dam

Team Leader - Netherlands

Emil Nielsen

National Coordinator - Denmark

Miikka Niiranen

National Coordinator - Finland

Morgan Smith

Administrative & Operations Assistant

Ryan Stewart

Regional Coach

Augustine Collective

Inez Tan

Regional Coach

Augustine Collective

Maaike Verbruggen

National Coordinator - Netherlands

Kelsey Waddill

Regional Coach

Augustine Collective

Teal Wojcicki

University Engagement Director

Dionis Ziu

National Coordinator - Albania

Alice Liu

Asia Consultant

Jessica Merseth

Administration and Operations

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



Andrea McDaniel Smith



Kenneth P. Miller



Grace Chiang Nicolette



Annie Y. Tsai



Frequently Asked Questions

Find out more about The Veritas Forum.

  • 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.