Biography Reflections from Dec. 27 Gathering Memorial Service Message from Student Senate & Student Life Reflections on PaleoJudaica.com
| Union Mourns the Death of Professor Edwina WrightWith deep loss and sadness, Union Theological Seminary has learned that former Director of Language Studies and Adjunct Professor of Biblical Languages Edwina Wright died on Saturday, December 22, 2007. Although she had been quite ill and was anticipating surgery, her death was sudden as the result of a blood clot.
Gifted Scholar, Beloved Teacher
Professor Edwina Wright joined the Faculty of Union Seminary in 1998 as an Assistant Professor of Old Testament and later became the Director of Language Studies and Adjunct Professor of Biblical Languages. She taught introductory courses in Biblical Hebrew and Biblical Greek and an intermediate level reading course in Biblical Hebrew.
In addition to teaching, Professor Wright directed individualized courses in Biblical Aramaic and Ethiopic. She also administered the Hebrew diagnostic examination for Old Testament doctoral students and worked with the Biblical Field in providing linguistic support for students taking the Biblical exegesis practicum. She also helped plan the Summer Biblical Hebrew and Biblical Greek courses. Professor Wright worked with representatives of the Union Latino community and the Academic Office to develop Union's first course taught in Spanish, which focused on the development of conversational skills and the discussion of ministry within the Latino context.
Professor Wright also served on Auburn's Kneeland Award Committee; supported the Black Women's Caucus and Fierce. She worked with the Poverty Initiative, attended the Students of Color Retreats; and participated in student-sponsored dramatic events.
Profressor Wright received her B.A. from Douglass College, Rutgers University (1967), the M.A. from Eastern Baptist Seminary (1969), the M.Div. from McCormick Theological Seminary (1985), and the Ph.D. from Harvard University (1996). Her primary research interests included Semitic Philology and Historical Linguistics, particularly regarding the Afro-Asiatic language family and the prophetic literature of the Hebrew Bible.
Reflections from December 27 Gathering at Union
The Union community gathered on Thursday, December 27th in the Pit to remember Professor Wright. Those who were unable to attend were invited to submit their reflections, which were read at the Thursday gathering. Read the reflections.
January 5 Memorial Service
A memorial service for Professor Wright was held on Saturday, January 5th at Morristown Presbyterian Church, 65 South Street, on the Green in Morristown, NJ. The family has asked that donations be made to the American Cancer Society in lieu of flowers.
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