ITEMS OF INTEREST December 18, 2006 Issue

ITEMS OF INTEREST

with contributions from Sasha Brown, Eric Shackleton, Amy Storer

AFTER 27 YEARS AT MIT, Senior Associate Dean Robert Randolph will step into a new role as Institute chaplain in January 2007 armed with a list of goals and hopes for the future of MIT's religious life.

His new role will be an interesting challenge, one that will combine what he most enjoyed in his role as dean—forming relationships with students and dealing with crises—with his personal and professional interest in religion as an ordained Protestant minister....

In the 1980s, "religion was not seen as a hot topic," Randolph said. Over the years that attitude has changed, but to Randolph, it is attitude, not the reality, that has changed. "It has always been clear to me that religious life has been an important part of many students' lives," said....

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