By Union students and Wayward Wisdom Caucus members Jane Wohl and Karl Taps 5 min read Wayward Wisdom is a new student caucus, formed at the start of the 2022-2023 academic year and representing Union students aged fifty and older. Students fifty and older now represent approximately twenty percent of Union’s student body and contribute
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6 min read During this year’s One Union Reunion celebrations, we held a 50th Anniversary Chapel in honor of our Union alums who graduated in 1970, 1971, 1972, and 1973. During the chapel service two of Union’s 50th Anniversary class alums, Sue Ellis Melrose and Douglas Grote, shared their heartfelt reflections—and we are honored to
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6 min read Union alum the Rev. Greg Horn ’91 is the Senior Pastor at The Presbyterian Church of Upper Montclair, an adjunct faculty member at Union Theological Seminary and Auburn Theological Seminary’s counselor to Presbyterian students at Union. In this interview, Union and Auburn teams joined together to speak with Rev. Horn about his
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Younger Americans aspire to build a world marked by love and justice. But they don’t see much of that in church. Read Union President Rev. Dr. Serene Jones’s op-ed featured in Religion News Service below or online here. Far-right politicians and influencers are on a rampage to impose their views on all Americans. They’re pushing
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Union’s 2023 Commencement was truly a special day. To all of our graduates: Union would not be what it is without your invaluable contributions to this community. Wherever life next takes you, we are wishing you peace, fulfillment, and joy, and know that you always have a home here. Congratulations to the class of 2023!
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In Memoriam, February 1, 2023 – May 24, 2023 Alums Margery L. Mayer `53 John S. Jenkins `53 Adel Heinrich `54 Maryhelen E. Clague `56 Alfred E. Williams `56 Donald P. Smith `57 Robert J. Kaiser `59 Alice C. Mastin `59 Margaret Z. Kornfeld `60 Robert A. Chase `64 Michael R. Heintz `65 Morgan
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By Union student and AAPI Caucus Co-chair Kathy Lin 4 min read On May 3rd, 2023, the AAPI Caucus at Union held their second annual AAPI Arts Showcase, titled ‘AAPI Legacies and Futurisms’. The Showcase proceedings, which spanned from noon through 5 PM, began with a chapel in honor of AAPI Heritage Month. The service
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President from 1999 to 2008 The Reverend Dr. Joseph C. Hough Jr., or Joe as he was known to everyone, died on May 15, 2023, a few months shy of his 90th birthday, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. Chris Herlinger ’93 interviewed Joe for a celebratory issue of the Union News in 2008 at
Read More Jim Hayes, an indispensable Union Theological Seminary (UTS) mainstay for nearly 40 years, died in a North Carolina nursing home on April 14, 2023 at the age of 80. As per his wishes, there are no funeral or memorial services. Jim first came to work in the Registrar’s Office in 1968, and later he was
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Written by union students eric busby and brendan nee 4 min read Marriage equality was heralded by many as the final word on LGBTQ+ rights and inclusion, especially in the Church; but cisgender Christians, both gay and straight, miss the full hope of the resurrection when they believe the exchange of wedding vows is enough.
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