Streets ends 15-year focus on interfaith issues
Rev. Frederick “Jerry” Streets is wrapping up an historic tenure as Yale’s primary religious official. But before that, he grew up in Chicago, “reading the Bible, listening to the blues and enjoying the taste of barbecue.”
Streets, the first African-American and Baptist to hold the position of University chaplain, will conclude 15 years of service to Yale this year to make way for newly appointed chaplain Sharon Kugler. At once a religious leader, professor and administrator, Streets leaves behind a legacy of promoting amity between different faiths in addition to his deep...
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