Tuesday, September 1 Welcome to Union 9:00-9:30 a.m. Listen to President Serene Jones, Dean Kelly Brown Douglas and Dean Pamela Cooper-White kick off orientation by offering their greetings and welcoming you to Union. They will
Wednesday September 2nd Introduction to Faculty and Academic Fields 9:00-11:30 a.m. Union faculty present their areas of expertise to introduce themselves and their fields of study. Break 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Degree Breakout Sessions (M.A., MDiv,
Thursday September 3rd Introduction to Faculty and Academic Fields 9:00-11:30 a.m. Union faculty present their areas of expertise to introduce themselves and their fields of study. Break 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Degree Breakout Sessions (M.A., MDiv,
Friday September 4th Registrar Office Hours (optional) 8:00-10:00 a.m. Dean Nicole Mirando and Registrar Abigail Asgaralli will hold office hours to answer student questions about course registration and general degree requirements. We encourage you to
Saturday September 5th Getting into Community (optional) 5:00-6:30 p.m . Facilitated by Ministers of Fun Bridget Webster and Ryan Felder and hosted by the Union Student Senate, this is a chance for returning students and
Sunday, September 6 Virtual Worship (optional) Times vary Click here to find a spreadsheet with virtual worship communities mostly based in New York City for you to join during your time at Union.
How do Buddhists address social and political violence when there can often be an insistence within our traditions that doing so disrupts harmony, takes sides, and creates division? How do we ensure our traditions do
In his teaching regarding the eightfold path, the Buddha used the word, sammā, to characterize view, intention, action, speech, livelihood, mindfulness, effort, and concentration. Usually translated as “right,” the word can also suggest thoroughness, connectedness, and wholeness. How
Please join us for a conversation between Lama Rod Owens and Rev. Kosen Gregory Snyder as a part of this ongoing series on Dharma and Justice at Union Theological Seminary, on Tuesday, October 27, at
Instructor: karen g. williams Date: Fri, Feb. 5, 1:00 – 6:00 pm | Sat, Feb. 6 from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Format: This two-day intensive course will be held online, through synchronous sessions. Registrants are
Join us for a timely conversation between Rev. Grace Song, James Lynch, and Kosen Gregory Snyder on Immigration Justice and Unconscious Othering. How often do we turn our attention to unconscious conscription in a momentary
Instructor: Malik Hokyu Walker Date: Friday, Feb. 12, 1:00 – 6:00 pm | Saturday, Feb. 13, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Format: This two-day intensive course will be held online, through synchronous sessions. Registrants are
‘When there was blood on the kerbstone My white mother tried to protect me. Sticks and stones did break my bones But she still told me never to moan’ – A stanza from I Am
Womanist theology reexamines a religion’s practices, rituals, scriptural canon and its interpretation with a moral perspective that empowers and liberates Black women, their communities, and arguably all in the wake of such a radical shift.
Is it possible for us, as disciples of the Buddha, to engage with systemic change, grow and deepen our spiritual practice, and, if we’re laypeople, also care for our families? How can we do all
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