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    A Celebration of Spirit - Welcoming GTU’s Community to Experience the Reimagined Hewlett Building on Holy Hill

    The Graduate Theological Union (GTU) is pleased to announce a celebration welcoming the GTU community to experience the reimagined Hewlett Building on Holy Hill.

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    Interview | Deborah Jungmi Kang, Presidential Scholarship Recipient

    Deborah Jungmi Kang is a recipient of the Presidential Scholarship for the 2023-2024 academic year. Deborah will study in the department of Religion and Practice. She holds a D.Min. in Preaching, M.T.S., and M.Div. from The Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary; M.Th. from Yonsei University Graduate School; and B.Th. from Hyupsung University.  

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    GTU Welcomes UC Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy to the Hewlett Building

    The Graduate Theological Union is pleased to announce that beginning this fall, the fruitful partnership with UC Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy (GSPP) will grow to encompass shared space at GTU’s Hewlett Building.

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    Mystical Reading in Islamic & Jewish Traditions

    Dr. Fateme Montazeri and Dr. Sam Shonkoff discuss the intensity and intimacy of mystical reading in Islamic and Jewish traditions.

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    Announcing the 2023 Haas Student Research Grant Recipients

     The Graduate Theological Union is pleased to announce that the 2023-2024 Haas Student Reasearch Grant recipients have been selected. The Haas Student Research Grants are grants for GTU students working on interreligious projects related to Judaism and/or Islam.

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    GTUx Surpasses 10,000 Enrolled Users Worldwide

    he Graduate Theological Union is pleased to announce that its innovative digital learning platform, GTUx, surpassed the 10,000 enrolled user threshold earlier this summer and is well on its way to reaching 15,000 in the coming months.

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The GTU is the most comprehensive center for the graduate study of religion in North America, bringing together scholars of the world’s great religions and wisdom traditions. Discover the more than twenty schools, centers, and affiliates that form this one-of-a-kind union.

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The GTU supports intensive scholarly inquiry and deep personal engagement with religious tradition and practice. Students pursue their interests within a diverse community composed of many smaller communities, in an atmosphere of multi-religious freedom, curiosity, respect, and dialogue.

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Whether your studies involve interreligious topics or in-depth inquiry within a particular tradition, the GTU offers exceptional opportunities for critical and creative scholarship. Through four interdisciplinary departments and more than thirty specific concentrations, our master’s and doctoral programs invite innovative study of religion in a twenty-first century context.

Meeting the Challenge of Climate Change: Latter-day Saint Resources & Opportunities

The Bay Area Council for Latter-day Saint Studies invites you to a fireside with George Handley.

Stanford Institute Building
7:00pm

Meeting the Challenge of Climate Change: Latter-day Saint Resources & Opportunities

The Bay Area Council for Latter-day Saint Studies invites you to a fireside with George Handley.

Berkeley 1st Ward Chapel
7:00pm

Zotero Workshop

Organize and cite sources with just one click using Zotero.

Online Event
2:00pm to 3:00pm