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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There are many ways to celebrate the holidays at Union. This Christmas season we spoke with three Union faculty members and sat in on a Union class to get a sense of how some of our scholars and students are thinking about this holiday. Whether Christmas is a significant observance for you or a day
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Looking for meaningful gifts this holiday season? Union’s faculty and staff have authored so many wonderful titles over the last few years that will make thoughtful and inspiring gifts for the ones you love. With book subjects ranging from dance to economic injustice, Christian nationalism to Advent devotionals, Black Lives Matter to chaplaincy, Latinx religious
Read More Dear Union Community, Friends and Supporters, It seems like it was only yesterday that we were starting the school year with a beautiful and meaningful Convocation ceremony. And already, Thanksgiving is here. I hope that at Thanksgiving all of you find some time to rest, recharge, and relax with loved ones! While Thanksgiving is a
Read More In Memoriam, September 27, 2022 – November 7, 2022 Alums John S. Duley `49 David F. Swartz `50 George Marvin Ricker`51 Louis Edward Halsey `53 Jackson P. Braddy `57 Huston J. Banton `60 Daphne Padis Apostolidis `61 William J. Nottingham `62 Charles M. Sherrod `66 John F. Holden `67 Sandra B. Kreis `68 A. William
Read MoreIn Memoriam as of September 27, 2022 Alumni/ae Clement William Welsh ʼ37 Mary Ann Mathewson Gray ʼ38 * Herbert R. Houghton ʼ39 * James R. Clime ʼ44 Henry H. Mitchell ʼ44 John C. Soltman ʼ45 Charles C. West ʼ45 Grace Robson Crowley ʼ46 Mary Crutchfield Macnab ʼ46 Harry L. Conroy ʼ47 Kathryn “Kay” Rice Dreher ʼ47 Doris Veazie Ludder ʼ47 Glenn W. Bragstad ʼ48 Harvey C. Holland ʼ48 Ralph Wesley Reynolds ʼ48 Joan J. Bott ʼ49 Josephine Van Winkle Foster ʼ49 Janet Ruth Reed Miller ʼ49 Raymond Whitney Barnes, Jr. ʼ50 Donald L. Helseth ʼ50 Richard R. Niebuhr ʼ50 Donald R. Broad ʼ51 Richard Hugo Gatchel ʼ51 Norman K. Gottwald ‘51 Audrey Faith Adams Havsky ʼ51 Roland T. Kamm ʼ51 Roy Carlyle Lewis ʼ51 Virginia H. Davidson Richards ʼ51 William H. Simpson ʼ51 Sterling Cary ʼ52 Howard H. Cox ʼ52 John R. Ferris ʼ52 Blaine G. Hammond ʼ52 Hazel M. Hufton Porter ʼ52
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Union President Serene Jones shared, “Union welcomes the safeguards the Biden administration is putting in place to protect the reproductive wellbeing of all women, transgender and non-binary people. As some states work to criminalize abortion, it is essential that our federal government protect those rights, which is consistent with what the Christian faith, the Bible
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Welcome to a virtual experience of a Union Theological Seminary Course! This class, taught by renowned faculty John Thatamanil and Cornel West, has been made available to the wider public to share a taste of what Union has to offer. This course seeks to explore the life and teachings of Mohandas K. Gandhi and Martin
Read MoreDear Friends, I hope that each of you are enjoying a blessed Lenten Season. This Lent, as EDS at Union students have continued the daily practice of morning prayer and weekly Eucharist, they have also reflected on the challenges of ministry and faith in our world that is filled with too many crucifying realities. EDS
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