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2024

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Renowned Theologian and Ethicist, Rev. Dr. Gary Dorrien, to Lecture at St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Church in St. Paul on September 25
August 12, 2024

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United Welcomes Louisville Institute Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Jennifer Maidrand
July 11, 2024

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Spring 2024 VOICES Published
June 11, 2024

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Clare Gromoll Honored as United’s 2024 Spirit of United Alum
April 9, 2024

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Sue Swanson Named as United’s 2024 Distinguished Alum
April 9, 2024

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Winter 2024 VOICES Published
March 14, 2024

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United Issues Statement on Anti-LGBTQIA+ Violence and the Death of Nex Benedict
February 23, 2024

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Donors Make Possible United’s New Sophia Chair in Religious and Theological Studies
February 22, 2024

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United Launches Scholarship Initiative for Local Theology Students
February 15, 2024

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United Creates Two New Theological Certificate Programs
February 8, 2024

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United is One of Only 18 ATS-Accredited Seminaries with Five Consecutive Years of Growth
January 25, 2024

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United’s Leadership Center for Social Justice Presents “Acting Together: A Series on Accompaniment”
January 17, 2024

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United to Host Livestream & Discussion of the Rainbow Push Coalition's Emergency Summit for Gaza
January 5, 2024

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2023

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United and Collegeville Institute Celebrate a Nearly Six Decade Connection
November 8, 2023

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Fall 2023 VOICES Published
November 6, 2023

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United’s Enrollment Climbs to Best Level Since 1996
October 24, 2023

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Statement by President Molly T. Marshall on Israel-Hamas War — October 23, 2023
October 23, 2023

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United Debuts Newly Redesigned Website
August 16, 2023

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Spring 2023 VOICES Published
June 8, 2023

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Rev. Dr. Willie James Jennings Delivers Stirring Commencement Address at United’s 61st Annual Commencement
May 5, 2023

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Jermaine Ross-Allam Honored as United’s 2023 Inaugural Spirit of United Alum
April 27, 2023

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Beth Long-Higgins Named as United’s 2023 Distinguished Alum
April 25, 2023

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Inaugural Class Graduates from United’s Leadership for Social Justice Program / Applicants Sought for 2023–2024 Program
April 13, 2023

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Winter 2023 VOICES Published
March 14, 2023

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Dr. Munjed M. Murad Installed as Johnson-Fry Endowed Chair in World Religions and Intercultural Studies
February 9, 2023

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DMin in Spiritual Direction Launched at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities
January 12, 2023

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2022

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Celebrating bell hooks, “The Praxis of Love” Kicks off the Leadership Center for Social Justice’s Three-Part Praxis Series on December 1, 2022
November 17, 2022

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VOICES Fall 2022 Newsletter Published
November 9, 2022

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“Catching God’s Breath in the Age of #BlackLivesMatter”— United’s Gustafson Lectureship in New Testament Studies Takes Place October 24, 2022
October 7, 2022

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John Aeschbury Named As United’s 2022 Distinguished Alum
September 7, 2022

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Sixty Years on the Vanguard: United Turns 60
August 10, 2022

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Anti-Racist Initiatives Launched at United
July 7, 2022

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New Teaching Fellows Announced at Leadership Center for Social Justice
June 10, 2022

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VOICES Spring 2022 Newsletter Published
May 24, 2022

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Humanist Studies Degrees Established at United
May 12, 2022

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Congregational Pastors Invited to Apply for Inaugural Leadership for Social Justice Program
May 9, 2022

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Rev. Nikki Darlene Frontz Named Chaplain for United
May 1, 2022

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New Eco-Justice Concentration at United Will Prepare Faith Leaders, Academics for Work in Environmental Care and Justice

March 2, 2022

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VOICES Winter 2022 Newsletter Published
February 16, 2022

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RNS Feature: “Are today’s seminarians tomorrow’s corporate leaders?”
February 11, 2022

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Statement: United responds to ongoing police violence
February 11, 2022

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Rev. Dr. Molly T. Marshall named President of United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities
January 20, 2022

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2021

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United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities receives a $1 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to establish a Leadership Center for Social Justice
December 1, 2021

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Alum’s gift establishes an endowed Chair in World Religions and Intercultural Studies at United
September 28, 2021

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Dr. Eleazar Fernandez to retire after nearly 30 years at United
September 13, 2021

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Rev. Dr. Jessica Chapman Lape to be installed as a new faculty member during Fall Convocation
August 27, 2021

Open to the public, Chapman Lape to present “In the Wilderness: A Womanist Embrace for Liminality” (Genesis 16:1-13).

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Bishop David A. Bard named the 2021 Distinguished Alum
August 25, 2021

United celebrates Bard’s long and significant commitment to justice, love, and living out his call to help people answer their own call to care deeply about a hurting and wounded world.

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United announces the creation of the Soul of Transformation: Exploring Vocations in Social Justice Fellowship
August 25, 2021

The year-long program is designed for undergraduate leaders, change agents to consider previously unimagined vocations that link the work of justice with church or faith-based organizations. 

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United Faculty Recommend Books for Incoming Seminarians
June 30, 2021

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Rev. Dr. Jessica Chapman Lape to lead the Interreligious Chaplaincy Program at United
June 29, 2021

Chapman Lape will bring vision, clinical experience, and academic research to strengthen a program that teaches ministerial competencies in a multifaith, multicultural world.

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“We call for an immediate ceasefire:” Palestine, Israel, and the Complicity of U.S. Christianity
May 19, 2021

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Former Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton receives an Honorary Doctorate from United
May 2, 2021

Dayton recognized for his many years of ethical public service.

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United Statement on Chauvin Trial Verdict
April 20, 2021

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Rev. Dr. Molly T. Marshall to serve as Interim President of United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities
February 15, 2021

The Board of Trustees unanimously selected Marshall as its Interim President effective March 1.

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