Meghan Sweet
Meghan Sweet is Director of University Relations and Chief of Staff to the President at Dharma Realm Buddhist University. She has taught in DRBU’s liberal arts program since 2018 where one of the long-term projects is to advance rhetorical invention between the strands of thought taught in the programs — Western, Chinese, Buddhist, and Indian. She is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Rhetoric at Clemson University. Her research interests include self-experience, phenomenology, and contemplative pedagogy.
Education
Ph.D. Candidate, Clemson University
M.A., Dharma Realm Buddhist University, 2017
B.A., George Washington University, 2009
Positions
Chief of Staff to the President, 2025-
Director of University Relations, Dharma Realm Buddhist University, 2017-
Project Director, Energy Future Project, 2013-2015
Technical Manager & Senior Developer, Chapter Three, 2012-2013
Presentations
“Buddhist Humanistic Education in Practice: A Case Study.” Pi Day Reflection at Caltech, Pasadena, CA, 14 March 2025.
“The Paradoxical Character of Subjectivity in Merleau-Ponty and Accounts of East Asian Buddhist Practitioners in Cinema.” Conference Of The International Merleau-Ponty Circle, Villanova, PA, 26 October 2024.
“Ancient Cyborgs.” The Association of Core Texts and Courses Conference: Memphis, TN, 2024.
“Teaching Writing as Self-Reflective Inquiry.” The Association of Core Texts and Courses Conference: Santa Fe, NM, 2019.
“Writing as Self-Reflective Inquiry.” Hsüan Hua Memorial Symposium: Ukiah, CA, 2019.
Technical Presentations & Workshops
Trainer & Presenter, DrupalCon Portland Conference, 2013.
Trainer & Presenter, Bay Area Drupal Conference, 2012.
Presenter, Stanford Drupal Conference, 2012.
Presenter, San Diego Drupal Conference, 2012.
Presenter, Los Angeles Drupal Conference, 2012.
Additional Education
- Comprehensive Training in Mindful Somatic Psychology, Hakomi California, 2017-2018.
- Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Social Change, University for Peace, 2013.
- Field research on medicinal plants and culture in Tulear, Madagascar, School for International Training, 2008.
Fellowships and Grants
Interdisciplinary Research Fellowship, Clemson University, 2023.
