PSR Bulletin, 2008
2008
- Rich Legacies:
Professors Lynn Rhodes and Fumitaka Matsuoka will retire next June. “Lynn has a pastor’s heart, and the field education program has been her parish,” summed up a long-time associate. “More than anyone else, Fumitaka held this school together during the difficult years,” according to a colleague.
- 2008-2009 Honor Roll of Donors
- CLGS Town Hall Brings Hollywood to Oakland
- PSR's Scenic expansion
- 2007-2008 Honor Roll of Donors
- Alumni/ae Notes
- Faculty News
- In Memoriam
- A star is born
- Alumni/ae Banquet and Reunion
- Behold…a new thing: The 2009 Earl Lectures on Holy Hill
- PSR forms ombuds group
- Three students honored at PSR's 141st commencement
- Reflections on the border:
At a decisive period in the political and historical debate on immigration and undocumented workers, in January a group of PSR students, faculty, and staff spent two weeks in El Paso, Texas, USA and Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico. The paper excerpted in this article, written by one of the students who took the trip, is a representative of their public theological voice.
- Challenging meta-narratives and breaking barriers: Boyung Lee finds a home:
There were no women teachers or preachers while Boyung Lee was growing up in Korea, and she decided to leave her country in part because, as a woman, she could not be ordained.
- PSR works to advance racial justice:
Several achievements this academic year highlight PSR’s commitment to advancing racial justice: Last fall’s entering class was the most diverse in the school’s history; the first woman of color was granted faculty tenure in October; and the first program director for dismantling racism was appointed in November.
- Alumni/ae Notes
- Faculty News
- In Memoriam
- CLGS sponsors first Boswell Lecture
- Boldness Society launched
- PSR hosts the Vagina Monologues
- PSR honors distinguished alums for 2008
- Summer Session 2008 courses offered
- PSR launches new Web site with fresh design, new navigation
