Alumni/ae News
A Poem Celebrating Pride by Rev. Johanna Hattendorf (STH’84)
Rev. Johanna Hattendorf (STH’84) [formerly Amy Bridgeman] celebrates Pride month with a poem based on a true story. Remember This: You Must Say Yes By Johanna Hattendorf 6/7/21 The place to start is the dream, No, not a dream, Not even a vision, Just a voice. Yes, a voice. Speaking in the night. “In 2 […]
Dr. Fernando Ona, (STH’20) Receives Inaugural Wink Fellowship
The content of this article is provided through the courtesy of Dr. Ona and FOR-USA. Dr. Fernando Ona (CAS’92, SSW’15, STH’20), a public health professional of Filipino heritage engaging the landscape of health disparities and social justice, receives the inaugural Walter Wink and June Keener Wink Fellowship from the Fellowship of Reconciliation. Following years of […]
Reverend R. Preston Price (STH’70) Awarded Distinguished Clergy at the California-Pacific Conference
The California-Pacific Conference is a regional body of The United Methodist Church, made up of some 50,000 members in almost 350 local churches throughout Southern California, parts of Central California, Hawaii, the Pacific Islands, Guam and Saipan. Every year, the Bishop, Grant Hagiya, awards eight distinguished persons (four clergy and four laypersons) who devoted their […]
BUSTH Alum Christina Rathbone (STH’09) Has Helped People Excluded from Society Share Their Stories
This article was originally published in focus magazine, the annual scholarly publication of the BU School of Theology, in May 2021. The full magazine is posted here and this article can be found on page 27. On the Margins: As a Reporter, then a Priest, Christina Rathbone (STH’09) Has Helped People Excluded from Society Share Their […]
BUSTH PhD Student Shaunesse’ A. Jacobs Awarded Rappaport Summer Public Policy Fellowship
June 4, 2021 – Boston University School of Theology PhD student in constructive theology and ethics Shaunesse’ A. Jacobs has been named a Rappaport Public Policy Fellow by Harvard’s Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston. Ms. Jacobs is one of 20 selected fellows out of a field of nearly 200 applicants from nearby institutions, including Massachusetts […]
A Funny Thing Happened While Researching Algorithms
Carrington Moore (STH’14) signed up for a dating app to better understand user preferences for a start-up business. Then he came across Schnelle Shelby’s profile. This article was originally published by The New York Times, on May 27 2021, by Tammy La Gorce. It can be found here. Carrington Moore never liked the idea of […]
Baptist News Global names STH student Laura Ellis (STH’21) as Clemons Fellows
This article was originally published by the Baptist News Global, on May 19, 2021, and the full press release can be found here. Laura Ellis and Rick Pidcock have been named BNG’s first Clemons Fellows and will serve 10 weeks this summer in a structured program of writing, dialogue and reflection. They will learn in […]
UMC Deacons at 25: Picking up on an Old Conversation
This article was originally published by UM & Global, written by Deacon Benjamin L. Hartley and Deacon Paul E. Van Buren on May 17, 2021, and the full blog post can be found here. Benjamin L. Hartley is a deacon in the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference and is living in Seattle, Washington. In the fall, he will be joining the […]
Prof. Wesley Wildman Appointed as Co-Leader of New BU Hariri Institute for Computing Research Program
The Boston University School of Theology (STH), together with the Boston University Hariri Institute for Computing, are excited to announce that STH faculty member Wesley Wildman, Professor of Philosophy, Theology, and Ethics, has been appointed as a co-leader to a new Hariri Institute for Computing, Boston University Focused Research Program for his computational and data-driven […]
Prof. Rady Roldán-Figueroa Named Incoming Director of BU Center for Latin American Studies
Associate Professor of the History of Christianity and Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Rady Roldán-Figueroa has been appointed the incoming Director of the Center for Latin American Studies at the Boston University Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, announced on May 26, 2021. “I am very excited about this new leadership role with […]