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Statement by President Donahue on the Resignation of Benedict XVI

Submitted by communications on Mon, 02/11/2013 - 2:27pm

The resignation today of Pope Benedict XVI marks a significant departure from precedent and historical tradition in the Roman Catholic Church.

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Library Recognized for Managing Robert McAfee Brown Collection

Submitted by communications on Tue, 02/05/2013 - 3:33pm

The staff of the Flora Lamson Hewlett Library recently received some public recognition by the son of Robert McAfee Brown for their work in collecting and preserving his personal library. The Letter to the Editor, printed in the New York Times, is included below.

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New Digital Microform Scanner Graces First Floor of Library

Submitted by communications on Tue, 02/05/2013 - 1:31pm

The next time you are in the library, take a look at the microform (microfiche and microfilm) area on the first floor. Most of the previous readers/printers have been sent to electronic recycling. The newer remaining reader/printer that was connected to a computer has been moved and can continue to be used to view and print fiche and film. The most exciting addition is our new ST ViewScan digital microform scanner, which now sits next to the GRACE terminal.

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Dean Holder to deliver Reading of the Sacred Texts lecture

Submitted by communications on Wed, 01/23/2013 - 12:36pm

Arthur HolderArthur Holder, GTU Dean, Vice President for Academic Affairs, and the John Dillenberger Professor of Christian Spirituality, will speak on Religious Experience as Sacred Text, at the Flora Lamson Hewlett Library's Annual Reading of the Sacred Texts.

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The Gospel of Art

Submitted by communications on Wed, 01/16/2013 - 12:37pm

by Pierre R. Berastain, Student, Harvard Divinity School; Co-Chair, Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Domestic Violence Coalition; Director of Media Relations, Hispanic Black Gay Coalition

Original post: "The Gospel of Art," HuffingtonPost, December 27, 2012

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2013-14 Newhall Fellows

Submitted by communications on Tue, 01/15/2013 - 4:39pm
Project Student Faculty

Introduction to Islam

Ali Ataie

Munir Jiwa

Hellenism, Judaism, and Empire

Ashley Bacchi

Deena Aranoff

Israelite House Religion

Jose Balcells

Aaron Brody

Liturgy and Music in East and West

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The Berkeley-Jerusalem Fellowship at the Graduate Theological Union and the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies

Submitted by communications on Thu, 01/10/2013 - 3:22pm

Pardes logoThe Richard S. Dinner Center for Jewish Studies at the Graduate Theological Union and the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies are pleased to announce the establishment of a new fellowship for students pursuing an M.A. in Jewish Studies at the GTU, with supplementary studies at the Pardes Institute in Jerusalem.

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Nelson (Ph.D ‘06) named Director of Pastoral Program at Wabash College

Submitted by communications on Wed, 01/09/2013 - 11:23am

Derek NelsonWabash College President Patrick White has announced the appointment of Derek Nelson as the new director of the Wabash Pastoral Leadership Program. Nelson, who is a member of the Wabash College Religion Department, succeeds the founding director and his appointment is effective January 1.

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Tizon to co-lead Evangelicals for Social Action

Submitted by communications on Wed, 12/12/2012 - 4:43pm

Al TizonWhen Ron Sider, a prominent evangelical voice for social justice, steps down from his post as president of Evangelicals for Social Action (ESA) in June 2013, GTU alumnus F. Albert "Al" Tizon will share the reins. Tizon (Ph.D. '05) will serve as co-president of the organization with Paul Alexander, a graduate of Baylor, in a "consensus model," according to a post on the organization's website.

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Berkeley Geography students chart GTU and Holy Hill

Submitted by communications on Tue, 12/11/2012 - 10:03am

GTU Master Plan Phase IIIThree UC Berkeley undergraduate Geography students, Vanessa Fernandez, Robert Lee and Alyssa Kies, began a blog (http://holyhillberkeley.wordpress.com/) in November about the Northside of Berkeley campus affectionately known as Holy Hill. The blog is a course project for Urban Geography of the San Francisco Bay Area.

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