Mike Whitenton
Director of Academic Initiatives
As Director of Academic Initiatives, Mike Whitenton empowers faculty nationwide to cultivate pluralism in their classrooms and on their campuses. Before joining the team at Interfaith America, he spent ten years at Baylor University as a faculty member, designing and teaching courses on interfaith cooperation, bridgebuilding, civic engagement, and religion. Mike also co-founded Baylor’s Bridgebuilding Fellows Program, which equips both faculty and students to advance civic pluralism. Mike is a widely-published scholar of ancient Christianity (Ph.D., Baylor), specializing in the impact of Jesus narratives on ancient audiences. In his spare time, Mike enjoys spending time with family and friends, as well as running and cycling (preferably along Lake Michigan).
