Daniel Hummel
DIRECTOR OF THE LUMEN CENTER
Trained as a historian at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Dan has a passion for engaging with the university and serving its community. The Lumen Center offers him the opportunity to keep one foot in the university world while also bringing his training to bear in service to the church.
Prior to joining the Stephen & Laurel Brown Foundation and leading the Lumen Center, Dan held postdoctoral fellowships at Harvard University and UW–Madison. He continues to publish on American religion, politics, and culture, and remains affiliated with UW–Madison as a research fellow in the Department of History.
Dan earned a B.A. and M.A. from Colorado State University and a Ph.D. from UW–Madison. Dan grew up in Germany as a “missionary kid,” before moving to Colorado, and since 2010 has called Madison home. Dan and his wife, Veronica, stay busy raising three young boys.
Prior to joining the Stephen & Laurel Brown Foundation and leading the Lumen Center, Dan held postdoctoral fellowships at Harvard University and UW–Madison. He continues to publish on American religion, politics, and culture, and remains affiliated with UW–Madison as a research fellow in the Department of History.
Dan earned a B.A. and M.A. from Colorado State University and a Ph.D. from UW–Madison. Dan grew up in Germany as a “missionary kid,” before moving to Colorado, and since 2010 has called Madison home. Dan and his wife, Veronica, stay busy raising three young boys.