BUSTH Appoints Rev. Dr. Anastasia Kidd as Co-Director of Contextual Education
November 2021 – Boston University School of Theology (BUSTH) is pleased to announce the promotion of Rev. Dr. Anastasia Kidd as Co-Director of Contextual Education, effective immediately. Rev. Dr. Kidd has served BUSTH for the past 17 years in the admissions office, most recently as the Director of Enrollment. This new appointment will focus Rev. Dr. Kidd’s scholarship and work more squarely on our academic programs and on assisting students with vocational discernment as she co-superintends this area of BUSTH’s curriculum with Dr. Wanda Stahl.
Rev. Dr. Kidd joined the BUSTH community in fall of 2001 when she began her Master of Divinity program. In 2018, she earned a Doctor of Ministry with a thesis that explored how seminaries can better support seminarians experiencing crises of faith during their theological education. This academic scholarship will continue to prove vital in this new position.
“Because of Anna’s leadership, our enrollments have steadily climbed over the past decade even as enrollments at other schools have declined or those schools have had to close their doors,” says Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Bryan Stone. “Our superb admissions staff Gretchen Brown and Mahalia Damm will continue to anchor this important recruitment work as we launch a search for the Director of Enrollment position.”
Says Rev. Dr. Kidd, “This promotion into contextual education is a dream job, allowing me to emphasize what I’ve most enjoyed from my years of admissions work, namely helping students with their vocational discernment. I’m grateful to the deans for their faith in me to do this work going forward and can’t wait to get started! I leave my 17 years in admissions feeling both excitement and some sadness. This has been work I’ve truly loved, and it’s difficult to leave the day-to-day fellowship of the wonderful Suite 108 Student Services team. I look forward to what this new stage in my professional journey will bring.”
The open Director of Enrollment position is posted on the Boston University careers website and is now accepting applications.