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The Yale University’s Centre for Faith and Culture’s Director, Dr Matthew Croasmun, was here in March 2026. After the introduction by the Dean of Faculty of Social Science and Liberal Arts Prof Rogayah, Dr Croasmun conducted an insightful session to UCSI University students on Yale’s acclaimed “Life Worth Living” course. 

Beyond grades or career milestones. Dr. Croasmun gently challenged students to consider how their daily habits—endless scrolling, rushed assignments, passive attendance—might be forms of “auto-pilot” that quietly erode intentional living. Through Socratic dialogue and real-world examples from Yale’s course, students began articulating what a “Life Worth Living” might actually demand of them: courage to ask hard questions, integrity to align actions with beliefs, and the vulnerability to admit they don’t have all the answers.

By the session’s end, many students reported a renewed sense of clarity—not about specific career paths, but about how they wish to walk those paths. The exposure related to SDG 4.7 envisions: education that shapes not just skilled workers, but thoughtful, resilient, and purpose-driven global citizens. In caring for the whole person—mind, spirit, and conscience—the session also supported SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-being), addressing the quiet mental health crisis often masked by productivity. As Dr. Croasmun concluded, “A life worth living isn’t discovered in the rush. It’s excavated in the pause.”