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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>>>

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>>>

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>>>

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>>>

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>>>

Rabbi Mike Moskowitz and Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum (photo: Karen Smul) New York, NY – Union Theological Seminary is pleased to announce the appointment of Rabbi Mike Moskowitz as Director of Scholarship>>>

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>>>

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>>>

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>>>

In 1968, Rowthorn was called to Union Theological Seminary in New York to initiate a new ministerial training program. He was also appointed the first seminary chaplain and served as dean of>>>

Devoted to Union, and a generous donor, Art served on the Board from 2003 to 2011, gracing with his presence the Academic Affairs, Budget and Finance, Investment, and Ad Hoc Risk Assessment>>>

David served on Union’s Board of Directors from 1985 to 1989.  Long a loyal supporter of Union, he established the Sara T. Woodyard Scholarship in 1981, in memory of his mother.  In 2010 the>>>

Search Committee Launches National Effort to Identify Next President New York, NY — Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York announced today that President Rev. Dr. Serene Jones will step>>>

Move strengthens nation-leading religious liberty think tank and deepens Union’s commitment to faith-based social justice. NEW YORK, NY— The Law, Rights & Religion Project (LRRP)—the pre-eminent>>>

Union Theological Seminary is proud to announce the appointment of Casey Donahue (she/hers) as the Director of the National Storytelling Initiative on Christian Faith and Life, a groundbreaking new>>>

Together, UTS and The Beacon will help equip a network of faith and community leaders with the tools to fight for a better tomorrow. New York, NY — Union Theological Seminary and The Beacon are>>>

Union Theological Seminary joined fellow faith institutions across New York City to co-sponsor the New York City Interfaith Mayoral Candidate Forum, a powerful evening of dialogue on how our>>>

When Union alum, Rev. Dr Scott Rennie ’99 was installed as Minister of Saint Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh this May—the historic heart of Scottish Presbyterianism—he stood at a pulpit once>>>

When Union trustee, The Very Rev. Winnie Varghese ’99 was announced as the 12th Dean of the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine in April of this year, it marked a deeply significant moment in the>>>

This March, Serena Martin – the leader of a nonprofit that supports imprisoned women – participated in a landmark community event to push for second chances for people behind bars. The event was>>>

Francis was both a very complicated man and yet utterly simple. Endearing and maddening. Visionary and traditionalist. Audacious and cautious. What might the late Bishop of Rome, the Pontiff, say to>>>

Last month, students, faculty, social justice advocates, and faith leaders from Union Theological Seminary and beyond gathered in James Chapel for a powerful, joyous celebration of Black history –>>>

Members of the Union community will be at the SBL Global Virtual Meeting on April 1 – 2, 2025, hosted by the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL). Professors Dr. Aliou Niang, Dr. Tat-Siong>>>

Union Theological Seminary is excited to welcome Dr. Kishundra D. King as Assistant Professor of Psychology and Religion. President Serene Jones shares, “We are excited to welcome Dr. Kishundra D>>>

Dear Union Community, Friends and Supporters, At Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York, we stand in unwavering solidarity with the Right Reverend Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, the>>>