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The first year of college, especially the first semester, is not an easy time for students. However, research shows that this is also a crucial moment to get students involved and engaged in order to assure a successful undergraduate experience. So, when the College of Liberal Arts revamped its General Education program a few years [...]
Hometown: Newark, NJ Major: double-major in Economics and Art minor in French Off-Campus Experiences: Drew Wall Street Semester in New York Drew Contemporary Art Semester in New York Drew International Seminar in Dubai on “Global Business in the United Arab Emirates” Internship at the Securities & Exchange Commission in New York Semester at the Studio [...]
Jerusalem Institute for Biblical Exploration Archaeological/Historical Visit to the Holy Land May 22 – June 2 Professors Herbert Huffmon and Carl Savage invite you to join us in a 12-day visit/study course under the auspices of the Jerusalem Institute for Biblical Exploration. We will visiting archaeological and historical sites in Jordan, Israel, and the [...]
Dr. Elias Ortega-Aponte is an Afro-Latino scholar from Puerto Rico whose areas of expertise are critical race theory, critical theory, cultural sociology, Latino/a cultural studies, Africana studies, and religious ethics. He received his Ph.D. in Religious Social Ethics from Princeton Theological Seminary. His primary concern is with the theorization of how the intersection of race [...]
Daniel Flores, Co-pastor of La Trinidad UMC-Fort Worth (Ph.D. 2004) In 1999, I received the MPhil in Theological and Religious Studies from Drew’s Graduate School. Since I was writing my dissertation on early American Methodism, I needed to travel to repositories in distant places. The Edwards-Mercer Prize enabled me to visit the John Rylands Library [...]
Professor of English and Director of the Center for Civic Engagement In 1947, President Truman’s Commission on Higher Education concluded that “Long ago our people recognized that education for all is not only democracy’s obligation but its necessity. Education is the foundation of democratic liberties. Without an educated citizenry alert to preserve and extend freedom, [...]
by Lauren Godwyn This fall the Theological Student Association welcomed two new caucuses to our community: SPECTRUM provides support for LGBTQQIA students while encouraging and challenging the school to be open and welcoming of all people, and MA focuses on the needs of students in the Masters of Art program. How blessed and enriched our [...]
In summer of 2007, when Deans Beach and Yardley decided to take a chance on piloting the Partnership for Religion and Education in Prisons (PREP) concept as presented by recent graduate Margaret Atkins (T ‘07), they had no idea what they were setting in motion. More than four years later, the thriving PREP program has [...]
December 31, 2011, marked the official retirement of the Rev. Dr. Ernest Shaw Lyght, a graduate of Drew Theological School’s class of 1968, as a bishop of the United Methodist Church. Growing up in a Methodist parsonage, Bishop Lyght has dedicated his life to the church and serves as a shining example for all alumni [...]
It’s the start of the spring semester here at Drew Theological School. As I celebrate my first year as Dean, I am grateful to be a part of this welcoming community, in which students, faculty, staff, and alumni incarnate what it means to be Christian leaders, pastors, teacher-scholars, and servants to the community at home [...]