Recent News

Starr King School for the Ministry has announced the creation of the Center for Multi-Religious Studies (CMRS), a premier hub for the academic and vocational exploration of multi-religious identity and practice. Officially launched during Starr King’s Annual Symposium on January 8, the Center’s mission is to further the study of multi- religious identities, practices, ritual… Read More

Below you will find a New Beginnings video update from President Rosemary Bray McNatt. Visit www.sksm.edu/newbeginnings for a recap of our New Beginnings process. You can also visit our recently updated New Beginnings FAQ page for answers to some common questions regarding changes at Starr King. Reach out to us at future@sksm.edu with questions, concerns, ideas, or comments. Visit… Read More

Although some staff and faculty at Starr King have returned to working in their offices, all of our classes have continued to be fully online. We will remain online through January Intersession, but it is our hope to return to the option of in-person classes for the Spring 2022 semester beginning in February. We will… Read More

Earlier this month, we had a visit from our accrediting body, the Association of Theological Schools. It was the perfect opportunity to have a little get together at our new building and take some photos! ​

About Som Pourfarzaneh, Ph.D. Dr. Som Pourfarzaneh is the Assistant Professor of Islamic and Digital Media Studies at Starr King School for the Ministry. He holds a Ph.D. in Cultural and Historical Studies of Religions from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA, and was part of the first cohort to graduate from Starr King’s… Read More

Over the summer, the grandson of Dr. William S. Morgan – Mr. George Clark – reached out to us about donating his grandfather’s 122-year-old Beckwith player piano to the school. Dr. Morgan was involved with Starr King School for the Ministry beginning in 1910. He was a professor, secretary of the faculty, acting Dean between… Read More

Dear Ones – Earlier this summer, I wrote to you in excitement about the reopening plan for Starr King. The plan was to return to in-person classes at the start of our fall semester – today, September 7. With the increase of COVID cases, particularly the spread of the Delta variant, we have made the… Read More

About Rev. Dr. Meg Richardson Rev. Dr. Meg Richardson joined the faculty of Starr King School in 2014 as Visiting Assistant Professor of Unitarian Universalist History. Dr. Richardson, a graduate of Harvard Divinity School and Durham University, has studied our living tradition in both the United States and Great Britain, and was mentored by scholars… Read More

We’re happy to announce that due to our amazing donors, Starr King met its fundraising goal last fiscal year. Overall fundraising, including planned gift commitments, totaled $1,207,402.24! Check out some key highlights of our 2020-2021 year: A total of $38,349 has been raised and awarded to 30 students through the generous support of our donors… Read More

The 2021 UUA General Assembly, originally planned for Milwaukee, 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. Just like last year, we opted out of those nightly emails in order to provide a… Read More