A cultural anthropologist of the Black religious experience has been named dean of the Harvard Divinity School beginning January 1. Marla Frederick, a professor of religion and culture at Emory ...

Marla F. Frederick is the first woman and first Black female named dean of Harvard Divinity School in its 207-year history. Frederick currently serves as a professor of religion and culture at Emory ...

When Elijah Heyward III DIV ’07 used to study in the Yale Divinity School library late at night, he would often scan the walls for people who looked like him. “I would look for Black students. I would ...

Harvard Divinity School announced last week it was pausing its Religion, Conflict and Peace Initiative, a program that focused on Israel-Palestine as a case study. On Wednesday (April 2), it cut the ...

Womanist theologian Yolanda Pierce will be the next dean of Vanderbilt Divinity School. Pierce, a Century columnist, is currently the dean at Howard Divinity School—the first woman to lead the ...

About a quarter of divinity students nationwide will lead congregations. The rest will take a different path. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — It's more than likely that the people who lead our local ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – A Rochester location has been nominated to join the state and national registers of historic places. The Colgate-Rochester Crozer Divinity School, originally located near Highland ...

The origins of Harvard Divinity School and the study of theology at Harvard can be traced back to the very beginning of Harvard College. From 1636, when it was established by vote of the General Court ...