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A GTU Statement on the Mosque Attacks in New Zealand

The GTU stands with people of peace everywhere in expressing our outrage and sadness at the horrific mass murder that took place during Friday prayer at two mosques in New Zealand. GTU President Rabbi Daniel L. Lehmann stated, “The scourge of white supremacist terrorism and religious intolerance must be combatted with all of our resources. We pray for the victims and their families, and stand in solemn solidarity with all in the Muslim community."

Jennifer Fernandez Awarded HTI Fellowship

Congratulations to GTU doctoral candidate Jennifer Fernandez (Theology and Ethics) who has been selected to receive a Hispanic Theological Initiative/Lilly Fellowship for 2019-2020.

SF Chronicle Highlights Library Photography Exhibition

Thanks to the San Francisco Chronicle for the excellent write-up about “Technicians of the Sacred,” the exhibition of photographs by Blaine Ellis currently on display in the GTU’s Flora Lamson Hewlett Library. We are happy to share the link to reporter Sam Whiting’s “In Berkeley show, photographer captures sacred sites in natural light.”

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"When the steering committee for our GTU’s Women’s Studies in Religion Program had its first meeting of Spring 2019, we set aside the majority of our time to talk about our whys: Why Women’s Studies in Religion at the GTU? Why is this work important?" WSR Chair Jennifer Davidson shares some of the responses.

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Teachable Moments in the GTU Library

"Students need librarians more than ever to help navigate and determine the authority of content, so they are using sources appropriate for graduate-level research." GTU librarian Beth Kumar reflects on the changing nature of libraries in the digital age.

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Teaching for the New Millennium with Miriam Heller Stern

Please join the Richard S. Dinner Center for Jewish Studies for a two-day Jewish educators workshop led by Dr. Miriam Heller Stern on the topic of teaching for the new millennium.

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March 19, 2019

Jennifer Fernandez Awarded HTI Fellowship

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Congratulations to GTU doctoral candidate Jennifer Fernandez (Theology and Ethics) who has been selected to receive a Hispanic Theological Initiative/Lilly Fellowship for 2019-2020.