In these days when we are physically apart yet holding one another close, Starr King is delighted to announce that we have moved into the Vera Long building on Mills College campus. The Ethical Culture movement teaches that where we meet to seek the highest is holy ground. Approaching holy ground invites us first to… Read More
Recent News
Message from Pastor Jacqueline Duhart
Greetings from Starr King School for the Ministry. My name is Jacqueline Duhart, and I serve the students of my alma mater and our larger faith movement, as the Director of Spiritual Care. Oh, what a time we are in. My beloved grandmother who I named Nana, if she were still breathing, she would be… Read More
Introducing Symposium 2021 Honored Teacher
Save the date for the 2021 Starr King Symposium: January 9, 2021! Starr King School for the Ministry is excited to announce our Honored Teacher for the 2021 Annual Symposium: Professor Najeeba Syeed, a world renowned peace-maker, healer, scholar activist, and educator. Professor Syeed will also receive an honorary doctorate (Doctorate of Humane Letters) from… Read More
Recap: Fall 2020 Orientation
Over the course of two days – August 6th and 7th – we welcomed our newest incoming cohort to Starr King School for the Ministry. Although we were not able to meet in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we made the most out of our first virtual orientation. The Threshold Ceremony & Vespers Service… Read More
Moving the Threshold
Dear Ones — I am writing to you tonight from my home office — and from liminal space, that territory we encounter as we move from one reality to another. This letter is meant to acquaint you with some of the steps we’ve already taken toward our new reality. I’m pleased to say that Starr… Read More
Recap: General Assembly 2020
The 2020 UUA General Assembly (June 24-28) was 100% virtual, but completely packed with programs, workshops, and speakers! Each year at General Assembly, we send out nightly newsletters that include recaps of the day’s programs and events. This year we opted out of those nightly emails in order to provide a more comprehensive recap post-GA.… Read More
Message from Dr. Gabriella Lettini
To Members of the Starr King Community, We are thrilled that Dr. Gabriella Lettini will remain at Starr King in her position as Dean of Faculty and Chief Academic Officer! For the past fifteen years, Dr. Gabriella Lettini has not only been a leader within Starr King, but a champion for the work of countering… Read More
For Breonna, and Ahmaud, and George, and Sandra, and Eric, and Rekia and….
Dear Ones — I write today to send thoughts of concern and care for all of us in the Starr King community. These past few months have upended all we know, or thought we knew — global pandemics have a way of doing that. I hope that each of you are finding ways to care… Read More
Meet Our 2019-2020 St. Lawrence Scholars
Meg McGuire Meg McGuire is a third year Master of Divinity student at Starr King School for the Ministry and a candidate for UU ministerial fellowship. She is grateful to be a lifelong Unitarian Universalist and has long been guided by her faith’s affirmation of the essentiality of all people and commitment to more fully… Read More
New Beginnings: Important Announcement
Dear Ones — I’m writing to you with an update to our ongoing New Beginnings project; it relates to a recent action taken by the Starr King Board of Trustees concerning the school’s relationship with the Graduate Theological Union (GTU). The board has voted to withdraw from the GTU effective April 1, 2022. This decision… Read More
