Before coming to Union you mentioned working at City Year, what were you doing there? I was the director of the Americorps experience for one of our local sites, I actually spearheaded the position and built it from the ground up. After the first year they replicated it in six different cities and now it’s
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Photo: Oklahoma City National Memorial Twenty-five years ago, Oklahoma City was changed forever. On April 19, 1995, I was teaching a systematic theology course at Yale when my lecturing was interrupted by a colleague who asked me to come to the hall. She asked me if my family was alright. “Why?” I asked. “Someone has
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Who is Tabatha, tell us a little about yourself? I am 25, a very recent graduate of Union (finished in December 2019), and a fourth-generation preacher from the rural South (which means I’m really church-y). I enjoy cooking, coloring, and traveling. What brought you to Union? What was your concentration? Can you share an experience,
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Sandra, students and many faith leaders are scrambling to adjust to a new normal as we take our lives online. As Interim Director of Worship at Union, what has this process looked like for you and the Union chapel team as you think about services and caring for the Union community? I love social media
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Where Faith and Scholarship Meet to Reimagine the Work of Justice Having problems viewing this email? View online. Dear All: As I write this message to you during these difficult and anxious times, as we all navigate COVID-19, I pray that you are well. While Union Theological Seminary has joined schools across the country in
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Here are a few recent articles and webinars from our Faculty as they seek to help us reshape our thinking and adapt to our current situation of social distancing and isolation. Updated March 31, 2020 In This Kairos Time, Will We Embody Church? Very Rev. Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas, Dean of Episcopal Divinity School and Professor
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This has been a challenging and anxious season for everyone—in our community, across our nation and around the world. Yet through it all there are glimpses of grace, especially in the support, care and concern that you so faithfully and tenderly show toward our Union community. I would like to thank those of you who
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I hope you are all hanging in there. This past week has been extremely stressful and has required a great deal from every sector of the Union Community. As you know, we have taken aggressive steps to help ensure that we minimize exposure to COVID-19, and at every turn, you have responded with graciousness and
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Dear Union Community, I am writing to you this morning with a sense of urgency and out of deep compassion and concern for every member of our community. I have very important updates on the health risks of COVID-19 and Union’s response to it. Two important changes occurred since my last note, both of which
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I hope those of you who are traveling have arrived safely at your destination, and those who are on campus are finding ways to connect with one another in meaningful ways. We continue to follow the situation here closely. As you are aware, the situation is changing rapidly and plans are being adjusted accordingly. Here
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