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EXCLUSIVE: Chelsea Clinton keeps faith at NYU

Multitasking, job-hopping Chelsea Clinton has quietly taken on a big new job at New York University.

The former first daughter has tackled what the school calls a “multifaith” role as co-founder and co-chair of its brand-new Of Many Institute. The program is described by the university as aiming to “develop multifaith dialogue and train multifaith leaders.”

An NYU rep told us Clinton’s been involved with the institute “for some time,” but the school’s been keeping Clinton’s role incredibly quiet. There has never been a formal announcement nor a post on Clinton’s Facebook page. Her bio was uploaded with little fanfare in February on the program’s Web site.

Clinton has already been serving as an assistant vice provost at NYU since 2010, and has also previously taught at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. She’s is also pursuing a doctorate degree from Oxford, as well as serving as a special contributor to NBC News.

She’s recently spoken of a desire to lead a program discussing faith and academics. Back in September, Clinton — who’s married to banker Marc Mezvinsky — told Time of her desire to study faith and education: “With all candor, because my husband is Jewish and I’m Christian, and we’re both practicing, it’s something that’s quite close to home,” she said.

A rep for NYU told us that the Of Many program is not academic, but is a part of the university’s Center for Spiritual Life. NYU’s Web site says the institute has developed a “minor degree in multifaith and spiritual leadership” shared with the Silver School of Social Work and the Wagner School.

Clinton is scheduled to speak tomorrow at a commencement ceremony for NYU’s Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. But her bio as commencement speaker doesn’t mention her role at the Of Many Institute or the new program.

Clinton, 33, and her hubby, 35, earlier this year bought a $10.5 million luxury apartment across the street from Madison Square Park.