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Dr. Kamal Abu-Shamsieh Partners with Clinton Foundation to Launch Fellowship Addressing Addiction and Overdose Crisis
The Clinton Foundation and the Interreligious Chaplaincy Program GTU are collaborating to address the overdose crisis by offering a fellowship to students at the GTU to learn about addiction and share their knowledge with the community.
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Dr. Christopher Ocker Formally Named Dean and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Dr. Christopher Ocker will continue serving as Dean and Vice President for Academic Affairs and John Dillenberger Professor of the History of Christianity, a position he assumed on an interim basis on July 1, 2024. Given his status as a long-standing member of the community with a deep appreciation for the GTU's traditions, Centers, and member schools, Ocker’s leadership is needed at this time of intense challenge and unprecedented opportunity for graduate education in theology and religion.
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Jennifer Rycenga (PhD ’92) Talks Abolitionists, Holy Hill, and the Music of Interdisciplinary Thought
In a recent conversation, Jennifer Rycenga (PhD '92) spoke about interdisciplinary and ecumenical learning at the GTU; abolitionist history and feminist scholarship; and the intersection of nature, art, and spirituality.
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