Israel-Palestine-Gaza challenges, tragedies, and struggles for peace are at the heart of many discussions on Union’s campus. This context is the backdrop for many of our discussions about antisemitism and anti-Muslim hate. To become more informed on these issues, Union sponsored a small delegation of five of us to visit the region in October for
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Beginning this fall, Union Theological Seminary is hosting Coming Home Program, a nationally recognized, trauma-informed reentry initiative founded by Dr. Dawn Ravella, Union adjunct faculty member, and offered through Communities for Healing & Justice (CHJ- chjharlem.org). The Coming Home Program brings together formerly incarcerated participants and community volunteers for weekly meals, restorative dialogue, and skill-building
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Promoting faith-based solidarity in support of American democracy, this conversation on Capitol Hill was a collaboration between MPAC (Muslim Public Affairs Council), JCPA (Jewish Council for Public Affairs), Interfaith Alliance, and Union Theological Seminary. In rejection of any political rhetoric that attempts to divide and pit people of faith against each other, this event aims
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When leaders from nearly every nation on Earth gathered in Belém, Brazil, for COP30, the global climate summit unfolded in a place where ecological urgency and moral responsibility meet: the Amazon. For Union alumna, faculty member, and Director of Union’s Center for Earth Ethics (CEE) Karenna Gore, the setting was not just symbolic. It was
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Members of the Union community will be at the Boston Marriott Copley Place in Boston, MA on November 23, 2025 for the 2025 Annual Meetings hosted by the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) and the American Academy of Religion (AAR). This annual meeting is the world’s largest gathering of scholars interested in the study of
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New York, NY – Union Theological Seminary is pleased to announce the appointment of Rabbi Mike Moskowitz as Director of Scholarship and Multi-Faith Engagement for The Beacon, a project of Union Theological Seminary dedicated to building compassionate, community-rooted, justice-centered learning spaces. Rabbi Moskowitz is a widely respected scholar, writer, and teacher whose work sits at
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We are excited to welcome Dr. Jordan Loewen-Colón and Renaldo M. Pearson, ACNP to Union as new mentors at the Technology, Innovation and Digital Engagement Lab (TIDEL). An AI alignment researcher and values-based design advocate, Jordan teaches AI Ethics and Policy at Queen’s University and co-founded the AI Alt Lab, which works with governments, startups,
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Union is delighted to welcome Michael McCarthy as our new Chief Financial Officer. A native New Yorker (albeit, upstate NY) Michael earned a B.B.A degree from Pace University. He holds certifications both as a CPA and CMA. Michael’s financial and accounting acumen started early in his career working as an auditor for KPMG in Manhattan.
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Dear Union Community, It is with deep sorrow and reverence that we mark the death of Fr. Roger Haight, S.J., a towering Jesuit Catholic theologian and longtime member of the Union Theological Seminary faculty as a scholar-in-residence. Roger was a man ahead of his time—brilliant, courageous, and deeply committed to exploring the ways the divine
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How LRRP’s bold, pluralist vision extends Union Theological Seminary’s century-long mission of faith in action. When the Law, Rights & Religion Project (LRRP) moved from Columbia University’s Law School into its new home at Union Theological Seminary, it felt less like a relocation and more like a reunion. For more than a century, Union has
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