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Dr. Kathryn Barush Awarded the 2022 Borsch-Rast Book Prize

BERKELEY, CA — November 30, 2022 — The Graduate Theological Union is pleased to announce that Dr. Kathryn Barush, Thomas E. Bertelsen Jr. Associate Professor of Art History and Religion, has been awarded the sixth annual Borsch-Rast Book Prize and Lectureship for her 2021 publication, Imaging Pilgrimage: Art as Embodied Experience (Bloomsbury Visual Arts).  In her acclaimed book, Dr. Barush explores contemporary artworks created after pilgrimage experiences, which are intended to act as a catalyst for the embodied experience of others. Each chapter focuses on a contemporary artwork that...
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2022 Impact Report

Since its founding in 1962, the GTU has remained steadfast in its commitment to building a better world through dialogue. Building on the strong foundation to which so many have contributed, our vision as we look ahead involves several key initiatives: expanding educational access with GTUx; optimizing the GTU's campus and infrastructure to best serve student, faculty, and staff needs; and investing in student scholarships to attract and support tomorrow's leaders today. The FY2021–22 Impact Report details the aim, impact, and current status of these initiatives and more. Explore the Impact...
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Qualified Charitable Distributions

The Graduate Theological Union is a charity eligible to receive Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCD) directly from your IRA? A Qualified Charitable Distribution is a direct transfer of funds from your IRA custodian, payable to an eligible charity such as the Graduate Theological Union. QCDs can be counted toward satisfying your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) for the year. If you’re 72 years or older, you must take RMDs from your traditional IRA. There are stiff penalties for failing to take your RMD, and RMDs must be made before December 31 of each year. The GTU can accept...
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Taube Family Foundation Pledges $300K to the Graduate Theological Union

BERKELEY, CA – November 15, 2022 — Building on a distinguished, decades-long collaboration, the Graduate Theological Union today announced receipt of a $300,000 grant from the Taube Family Foundation.  The three-year grant will fund the further growth and development of GTU’s Interreligious Chaplaincy Program (ICP), which Taube Family Foundation has previously supported through the establishment of the Taube Family Fellows Program in 2019. In addition, it will establish a dedicated content series focused on Jewish Life and Culture through GTUx, the GTU’s innovative platform for online...
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Hindu Chaplaincy Education Receives a Major Impetus with the Award of Motwani Jadeja Fellowships to scholars in the HCI-GTU Program

PALO ALTO, CA - November 9, 2022 - The new collaborative pathway to Hindu chaplaincy between Motwani Jadeja Foundation (MJF), Hindu Community Institute (HCI), and Graduate Theological Union (GTU) has global participation and impact.  The Hindu Community Institute (HCI) today announced the award of the first Motwani Jadeja Hindu Chaplaincy Fellowships for study at HCI and the Graduate Theological Union (GTU) in Berkeley, CA. Upon completion of the programs and training, these spiritual caregivers will serve at universities, hospitals, and other interreligious environments, equipped with the...
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Summer 2023 Interreligious Research Grants | Madrasa-Midrasha Program

The Walter & Elise Haas Fund has provided funding to the GTU in support of the Madrasa-Midrasha Program, a collaborative interreligious effort cosponsored by the Center for Islamic Studies and the Richard S. Dinner Center for Jewish Studies. We are pleased to announce research grants for GTU students working on interreligious projects related to Judaism and/or Islam. Grants will range from $250 to $500 for individual projects and $500 to $1000 for joint projects, which are strongly encouraged. The following criteria will be applied to determine winning proposals: Student(s) must be in the...
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The MJF Hindu Chaplaincy Fellows

Recipients of HCI Pioneer Fellowship 2021 Ashis Khan has 30+ years of engineering, marketing, and business development experience in Silicon Valley. Ashis earned his MS in Electrical Engineering from SUNY Stony Brook and BTech from IIT Kharagpur. Ashis volunteers in several organizations including HCI, Peninsula Multifaith Coalition, IIT Bay Area Alumni Association (Board Member and Conference Chair), and Vedanta Society. I am drawn to Hindu Chaplaincy because, as a chaplain, my goal is to create a compassionate sacred space for the care-receiver’s self-healing and...
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Jibreel Delgado Named 2022 CARe Research Scholar

BERKELEY, CA – November 2, 2022 – The Center for the Arts & Religion (CARe) at the Graduate Theological Union (GTU) is delighted to announce its second CARe Research Scholar, Jibreel Delgado! The CARe Research Scholarship offers $10,000 in tuition funds per year for two consecutive years to a PhD student focusing on the visual and material cultures of religion and/or a project at the intersection of religion and literature. Jibreel Delgado is a PhD student affiliated with both the Center for the Arts & Religion and the Center for Islamic Studies at the GTU. After growing up in the Manhattan...
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CIS News - November 2022

CIS News for November 2022 Congratulations to doctoral student Nosizwe Breaux-Abdur-Rahman on participating in the Berkeley Center for the Study of Religion’s working group on race, religion and belonging. Congratulations to Dr. Mahjabeen Dhala for her contribution to a blog post led by Ted Peters on Public Theology published on Patheos: “To Eat No Kill Cultivated Meat. Part Five: Muslims?” and also for her  papers at the AAR/SBL, “Faith, Climate, and Justice,” Panelist, Institute of Religion in an Age of Science, and “Transformative Interfaith Engagement: Centering Minority Perspectives,”...
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MJF Hindu Chaplaincy Fellowship Application

The Interreligious Chaplaincy Program (ICP) at the Graduate Theological Union (GTU), in partnership with the Center for Dharma Studies (CDS), is pleased to offer a merit-based fellowship for chaplaincy students who are pursuing Hindu Studies as part of their program, and/or are affiliated with the Hindu Community Institute (HCI). The first of its kind, GTU’s Interreligious Chaplaincy Program equips leaders to practice spiritual care among diverse populations. The MJF Hindu Chaplaincy Fellowship, made possible through the generous donation of the Motwani Jadeja Foundation (MJF), offers a...
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Graduate Theological Union Honors Taube Family Foundation

On a sunny Thursday in late September, GTU President Uriah Kim, together with leaders of the GTU’s Richard S. Dinner Center for Jewish Studies, members of the GTU Board of Trustees, students, faculty, and executive leadership welcomed the Taube Family Foundation to North Berkeley to celebrate and commemorate the Foundation’s partnership with the GTU, which has spanned more than two decades. In that time, the impact of their collaboration has been broad and deep, supporting essential research, courses, and public programming for the work of Jewish studies and interreligious dialogue, including...
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Student & Alum Call for Artists

BERKELEY, CA – October 13, 2022 – To celebrate the upcoming re-opening of the GTU library, CARe is excited to present an exhibition of artwork by GTU students and alum! This is a wonderful opportunity for students and alum to showcase their artistic abilities with the GTU community.   Students and alum can participate in this exhibition by submitting artwork that is:  Framed and/or ready to be hanged  Two dimensional  Able to be transported to 2400 Ridge Road, Berkeley between December 1-12, 2022  To submit your work for this group show, please send in images, titles, and your...
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Remembering Isamaeli Mata'afa

BERKELEY, CA – October 12, 2022 - The entire Graduate Theological Union community grieves deeply for the sudden and tragic death of Isamaeli (Eli) Mata’afa. Eli died on Saturday, the victim of a shooting that took place while he was out with friends and relatives in Berkeley. Very little information is currently available, but three others were injured, and the incident is under investigation.  We hold his family, church, and the entire Bay Area Samoan and Tuvaluan community in prayer.  Eli entered the Master of Divinity program at Pacific School of Religion in the spring of 2020 on a...
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Dorsey Blake

Rev. Dr. Dorsey Odell Blake, Faculty Associate, Leadership and Social Transformation, was officially installed as Presiding Minister of The Church for The Fellowship of All Peoples in October, 1994. During Dr. Blake’s installation service, Mrs. Sue Bailey Thurman presented Dr. Howard Thurman’s robe — which had not been worn since his death – to Dr. Blake as a symbol of her trust in his leading the congregation “so that there will be no past greater than our future.”

Dr. Blake served as Dean of Faculty and Visiting Professor of Spirituality and Prophetic Justice at Starr King School for the...

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