Union Presbyterian Seminary | Richmond & Charlotte

Union Presbyterian Seminary | Richmond & Charlotte
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James Elisha Taneti
Theology/Ethics/History
Joyce MacKichan Walker
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Rachel S. Baard
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Kenneth J. McFayden
Elizabeth Hinson-Hasty
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Christian Sánchez
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Daniel J. Ott
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Susan Blanchard
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Alphonso F. Saville, IV
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Melanie Jones Quarles
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Frances Taylor Gench
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Rubén Arjona
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Transitions: “You have to come to study that!?!”
April 22, 2026
We have made it to Berlin. And today, we will begin our journey to explore the Holocaust and its aftermath….
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Union Presbyterian Seminary Honors Professors Frances Taylor Gench and John T. Carroll as They Retire
April 8, 2026
Seminary will celebrate their service this spring through final courses, the Sprunt Lecture Series, and a commemorative faculty publication RICHMOND,…
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Union Presbyterian Seminary Names Jamie Lynn Haskins Project Director for Seminary Extended Initiative
March 27, 2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Contact: Cory Schutter (804) 278-4279 news@upsem.edu  March 27, 2025 – Richmond, VA – Union Presbyterian Seminary is…
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