By Union students and Wayward Wisdom Caucus members Jane Wohl and Karl Taps 5 min read Wayward Wisdom is a new student caucus, formed at the start of the 2022-2023 academic year and representing Union students aged fifty and older. Students fifty and older now represent approximately twenty percent of Union’s student body and contribute
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6 min read During this year’s One Union Reunion celebrations, we held a 50th Anniversary Chapel in honor of our Union alums who graduated in 1970, 1971, 1972, and 1973. During the chapel service two of Union’s 50th Anniversary class alums, Sue Ellis Melrose and Douglas Grote, shared their heartfelt reflections—and we are honored to
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Union’s 2023 Commencement was truly a special day. To all of our graduates: Union would not be what it is without your invaluable contributions to this community. Wherever life next takes you, we are wishing you peace, fulfillment, and joy, and know that you always have a home here. Congratulations to the class of 2023!
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In Memoriam, February 1, 2023 – May 24, 2023 Alums Margery L. Mayer `53 John S. Jenkins `53 Adel Heinrich `54 Maryhelen E. Clague `56 Alfred E. Williams `56 Donald P. Smith `57 Robert J. Kaiser `59 Alice C. Mastin `59 Margaret Z. Kornfeld `60 Robert A. Chase `64 Michael R. Heintz `65 Morgan
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By Union student and AAPI Caucus Co-chair Kathy Lin 4 min read On May 3rd, 2023, the AAPI Caucus at Union held their second annual AAPI Arts Showcase, titled ‘AAPI Legacies and Futurisms’. The Showcase proceedings, which spanned from noon through 5 PM, began with a chapel in honor of AAPI Heritage Month. The service
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President from 1999 to 2008 The Reverend Dr. Joseph C. Hough Jr., or Joe as he was known to everyone, died on May 15, 2023, a few months shy of his 90th birthday, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. Chris Herlinger ’93 interviewed Joe for a celebratory issue of the Union News in 2008 at
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Written by union students eric busby and brendan nee 4 min read Marriage equality was heralded by many as the final word on LGBTQ+ rights and inclusion, especially in the Church; but cisgender Christians, both gay and straight, miss the full hope of the resurrection when they believe the exchange of wedding vows is enough.
Read More FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 31, 2023 Union Contact: Afsheen Shamsi 212-280-1552 ashamsi@uts.columbia.edu EDS Contact: Miguel Escobar 718-916-7060 mescobar@uts.columbia.edu Union Theological Seminary and Episcopal Divinity School Announce New Directions for Leading Anglican Studies Program New York – Union Theological Seminary (UTS) and Episcopal Divinity School (EDS) today announced the joint decision to discontinue their formal affiliation.
Read More In Memoriam, November 8, 2022 – January 30, 2023 Alums John R. Weiler `49 Maureen M. Carkeek `50 Mary E. Stoughton `51 Janet C. Spielmann `53 Mary D. Simmons `53 Frederick L. Swann `54 Edward L. Eastman `54 Nancy B. Wolcott `56 David T. Nakagawa `57 Elinor L. Yeo `58 William R. Shealy `58 Robert
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written by Union’s Latinx Caucus Photos by Emily Farthing “Mama Leeeeeo, Mama Leeeeeo,” accompanied with drum beats were the calls and invocation of Mama Leo’s spirit from the Latinx and Hispanic community as two students from the Latinx Caucus unveiled a portrait of Mama Leo, by Nuyorican artist Manny Vega in the rotunda of the
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