Faculty and Students Honors and Awards
Prof. Luis Menéndez-Antuña Receives Society of Biblical Literature 2021 Diamond Award for Integrative Scholarship
Assistant Professor of New Testament Luis Menéndez-Antuña was recently awarded the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) 2021 A. R. Pete Diamond Award for Integrative Scholarship for his recent article “The Gospel of Torture: Mark 15 and the Body in Pain.” The Diamond Award for Integrative Scholarship supports junior-level academic scholars who demonstrate “innovative approaches in biblical […]
Prof. Jonathan Calvillo Awarded New-York Historical Society Research Fellowship
New-York Historical Society, with support from the Henry Luce Foundation, awarded research fellowships to Boston University School of Theology Assistant Professor of Sociology of Religion Jonathan Calvillo and seven other early-career historians in 2020 whose work illuminates the varied roles of religion and spirituality in the history of the American West, including nineteenth-century westward expansion, […]
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 […]
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 […]
BUSTH MDiv Students Win Second Place in Innovate@BU New Venture Competition
This article featuring student Kimberly Bress (MDiv’21) was published by Daily Free Press on April 15, 2021. As of April 20, Kimberly and project partners Cindy Rassi (MDiv’22) and Maria Fernandes-Dominique won second place in the Innovate@BU New Venture Competition for a prize of $8,000 to start their non-profit Turn In. Reach Out. The following is […]
BUSTH STM Student Jere Schulz (’21) Wins Innovate@BU Sustainability Innovation Grant
The original story was published by the Daily Free Press on March 23, 2021. The following is an excerpt only and features Jere Schulz (STM’21). Please click here to read the full article. BU students win sustainability innovation grants, tackle climate change from new angles By Divya Sood Our world faces numerous barriers regarding sustainability. But at Boston […]
Prof. David Decosimo Named Member of Academic Freedom Alliance
Associate Professor of Theology David Decosimo has been invited to be a member of the Academic Freedom Alliance (AFA). According to the AFA website, the Alliance is committed to protecting academic freedom, and “is a non-profit organization whose members are dedicated to protecting the rights of faculty members at colleges and universities to speak, instruct, […]
Prof. Luis Menéndez-Antuña Awarded Louisville Institute Sabbatical Research Grant
Assistant Professor of New Testament Luis Menéndez-Antuña has been awarded a Sabbatical Grant for Researchers by the Louisville Institute. The grant will allow Prof. Menéndez-Antuña to spend a year on sabbatical writing his proposed book, titled “New Testament Studies After the Cultural Turn. Thinking Biblical Literature in the Midst of Global Crises.” “There are many things I […]
Prof. Menéndez-Antuña Awarded Wabash Grant to Nurture Queer Education
February 2021 — Luis Menéndez-Antuña, Assistant Professor of New Testament at BUSTH, together with Ken Stone, Professor of Bible, Culture, and Hermeneutics at Chicago Theological Seminary, have been awarded a one-year grant from the Wabash Center to create a space for LGBTQIA+ theological educators to come together and imagine the future of theological education. The […]