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Dear Ones, It is with great sadness that I share the news that our beloved colleague, teacher and friend Ibrahim Farajajé died last night at Alta Bates Medical Center in Oakland.  He was surrounded by a small group of family and friends who have been keeping watch over him since Ibrahim’s massive heart attack on

On February 9, 2016, Starr King School for the Ministry’s Provost and Professor of Islamic and Cultural Studies, Dr. Ibrahim Abdurrahman Farajaje, passed away. He was a beloved teacher, colleague, friend, loved one and intersectional “scholartavist”. In addition to his intellectual prowess, activism, and revolutionary vision, Dr. Farajaje was loved far and wide for his

Dear Ones— I’m writing to let you know more about an event you may already have heard about: Starr King’s search for a new faculty member.  It was wonderful to receive so many impressive applications from well-qualified people! Right now, we’re in the home stretch of the selection process, and we’ll be announcing the names

Zackrie Vinczen 2nd Year M.Div. Student   What inspired you to become a religious leader? A lot of it has to do with my upbringing. My family had five kids and I was the only boy. We were a poor family. Growing up we practiced Catholicism and church was always a safe place for me.

Educating to “Create Just and Sustainable Communities that Counter Oppressions” (“ECO”) is a core goal of Starr King’s M.Div. and M.A.S.C. degree programs. In this required 8 day core intensive, M.Div. and M.A.S.C. students work together to form a framework for counter-oppressive spiritual leadership. We will ask: how can spirituality, ministry, and religious activism respond

Dear members of the Starr King community: This morning, on behalf of the search committee, I am pleased to announce our finalists for the position of Assistant Professor of Unitarian Universalist Theologies and Ethics. They are Rev. Colin Bossen, doctoral candidate at Harvard University, and Rev. Sofia Betancourt, doctoral candidate at Yale University. Both of

Dear Ones: I’m writing with wonderful news in the life of Starr King: the appointment of The Rev. Sofia Betancourt as the school’s Assistant Professor of Unitarian Universalist Theologies and Ethics.  Sofia has served with distinction on our adjunct faculty for seven years, teaching courses on preaching as well as womanist theoethics, mujerista and Latina

Michelle Rockwell 2nd Year Dual Degree M.Div. and M.A.S.C. Student What inspired you to become a religious leader? I think what really sparked the change in my life was when my mom passed away eight years ago. During the last two weeks of her life, my family and I stayed with her. And despite the

Dear Members of Our Beloved Starr King Community, We are writing to announce that our beloved Jamie Krovontka is leaving Starr King to take up a new and exciting post:  Executive Assistant to the Chief Development Officer at The Nature Conservancy in Washington DC.  Her last day with us will be Tuesday, August 25. Though

Jamie Krovontka Special Assistant to the President Operations Director Why did you decide to work for Starr King?  I decided to work for Starr King when my friend, who is a graduate of the school, told me about the position being open. At the time, the position was to be the assistant to The Rev.