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The Rev. Dr. Dorsey Odell Blake Named 2023 Distinguished Faculty Lecturer
The GTU is pleased to announce that the Rev. Dr. Dorsey Odell Blake will be recognized as the 2023 Distinguished Faculty Lecturer on November 7, 2023.
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Online MA Application Deadline: June 1st, 2023
The Master of Arts is an academic degree offered by the Graduate Theological Union in cooperation with its member schools and centers. The program provides ecumenical and interreligious learning opportunities, and students have access to courses offered throughout the consortium, and many courses at UC Berkeley.
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Women's Bodies and the Sacred
In this unique offering, the GTUx cameras capture five women scholars of five different religious traditions in moderated, unscripted discussions about women's bodies in relation to tradition, sacred texts, agency, history, sexuality, piety, motherhood, and more.
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Dr. Ted F. Peters Named 2023 GTU Excellence in Teaching Award Winner
The Graduate Theological Union (GTU) is pleased to announce that Dr. Ted F. Peters, Distinguished Research Professor of Systematic Theology and Ethics, has been selected as the recipient of the GTU Excellence in Teaching Award for 2023. The honor was announced at the GTU Commencement on May 11.
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GTU Alum Profile | Dr. May T. Kosba (PhD, 2022)
Dr. May Kosba graduated with her PhD in Historical and Cultural Studies of Religion from the GTU in 2022. As an esteemed Presidential Scholar, Dr. Kosba’s work at the GTU focused on race, religion, and literature in Africa and the African diaspora with a specific focus on Egypt.
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GTU Trustee Pledges $100K to GTUx
The Graduate Theological Union is pleased to announce that LaRae Quy, Secretary to the GTU Board of Trustees and Chair of the Advancement Committee, and her husband, Roger Quy, have pledged $100,000 in support of GTU’s digital learning platform, GTUx.
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