Eboo Patel

Opinion: As the conflict with Iran escalates, the U.S. is seeing another rise in Islamophobia. Columnist @EbooPatel writes that civic institutions have a unique responsibility — and opportunity — to respond with pluralism, not polarization. Patel outlines a five step plan that nonprofits, foundations, universities, libraries, and museums can use to shift anti-Muslim public narratives. phlnthrp.com/4b8H9fW

@EbooPatel, the president of @interfaithusa, is a ardent champion of diversity as a core American value. Yet he's also a sharp and penetrating critic of the excesses and blind spots of the DEI regimes that have embedded themselves in the institutions of blue cosmopolitan America. So what does Eboo mean when he argues we are better served by a notion of diversity rooted in pluralism, not identitarianism? @hyded and I will dig into that question, and others, with Eboo during the next live taping (link to event details in the next tweet) of Blue City Blues, which will be on March 11 at Seattle University, as part of their excellent Presidential Speaker Series that focuses on promoting free speech, viewpoint diversity. and campus discourse. And a special thanks to friend of the pod @SeattleU_Pres Eduardo Peñalver for inviting us to participate. We're really looking forward to this!

Opinion: @EbooPatel on how civil society can lead with dignity, not division as outrage grows over ICE actions. Creating a “big tent of decency,” he argues, needs to welcome people of all ideological persuasions with “open arms and positive vibes.” phlnthrp.com/3MaHgPo

Opinion: Veteran nonprofit leaders debate whether Gen Z workers need tough love from their bosses. One argues for a new leadership model based on compassion and trust. The other says groups need to demand excellence. Read both essays at: phlnthrp.com/49WzVfp #TheCommons @EbooPatel @interfaithusa @VitalCityNYC #genz

It’s a truly excellent book, @GregBerman50

Opinion: New biopic shows the importance of authenticity as the nonprofit sector faces an existential reckoning, writes @EbooPatel. phlnthrp.com/3JzQzas Patel, the founder and president of @interfaithusa, is the author of “We Need to Build: Field Notes for Diverse Democracy” and the host of the new podcast “Interfaith America with Eboo Patel.”

The latest edition of The Catalyst: A Journal of Ideas from the Bush Institute illustrates the various ways in which a vital abstract concept, pluralism, plays out in American life today. In a series of essays and interviews, Profiles in Pluralism highlights @PearceGodwin , Founder of the @ListenFirstProj and the #ListenFirst Coalition; Lawrence E. @adjah_l , Founder and Chairman of the Family Dinner Foundation; @EbooPatel , founder of @interfaithusa ; and @KnoxThames , Senior Fellow at @pepperdine . These are only a handful of people around the country who are working on the conviction that our differences don’t have to divide us — they can make us stronger. Read the newest summer edition: bushcenter.org/catalyst/profi…

New pieces from @NicBibSed @EbooPatel @KnoxThames in a new @TheBushCenter Catalyst special issue on pluralism. Despite all the drama, our universities are still the envy of the world--and they should be “laboratories and launching pads for pluralism..." bushcenter.org/catalyst/profi…

Opinion: In chaotic times, volunteering remains a potent force for connection, transformation, and hope, writes opinion columnist @EbooPatel. phlnthrp.com/3IWzN4K Patel, the founder and president of @interfaithusa, is the author of “We Need to Build: Field Notes for Diverse Democracy” and the host of the new podcast “Interfaith America with Eboo Patel.”

“Let’s recommit to the work of being a people”, writes my friend and @interfaithusa colleague @theRevAdam. That begins with widening our welcome and strengthening our bonds. In @RNS religionnews.com/2025/06/12/wel…

Watched the #TopChef2025 finale? What an awesome depiction of diversity as a treasure and identity as a source of pride. All of it makes the American potluck more delicious. This is what #DEI should be. More in my OpEd for @Philanthropy philanthropy.com/article/top-ch…

My friend and @interfaithusa colleague @theRevAdam on how hard, and important, it is to achieve unum. It’s the difference between coexistence and chaos. In @Deseret deseret.com/opinion/2025/0…

Thanks @MichaelWylandSD

@emmaogreen, journalist @NewYorker and @EbooPatel, founder of @interfaithusa, discuss the genesis of DEI, where it went wrong, and what might replace it in our search to create a flourishing multicultural society. faithangle.podbean.com/e/whats-next-f…

Smart smart piece @JohnInazu . Love that you quoted: “As scholars and educational officers, they should remember that the public may judge their profession and their institution by their utterances. Hence they … should show respect for the opinions of others …”

I love that the metaphor of university as gym is getting around. @VanJones68 used it @UChiPolitics in 2020, and more recently @interfaithusa conference in March. May it spread. facebook.com/share/v/1QoZyp…

Great video from @arthurbrooks , using @VanJones68 metaphor that the university should be like a gym where we build our intellectual muscles for warmhearted conversation between people of diverse identities and divergent ideologies: linkedin.com/posts/arthur-c…

Remembering Pope Francis @paddygilgersj @KerryAlys @KrisanneVMurphy @MichaelSWinters @EJDionne @tylersyck @EbooPatel @AnnaRowlands1 @StephenOkey @brianroewe @bugideas @FrGregBoyle millennialjournal.com/2025/05/06/rem…

I love this @wapo OpEd by my friend @shadihamid on the surge of patriotism he feels upon being ‘welcomed home’ by a U.S. immigration officer at the airport washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/…

Our weekend read comes from @emmaogreen on “What Comes After DEI?” Features @EbooPatel newyorker.com/magazine/2025/…