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Remembering Rev. Dr. Don White, Professor Emeritus

By | on 02, Jul 2024 |   Academics Faculty

Appointed to replace Theophilus Hilgeman, Don became the assistant professor of historical theology at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities in 1965. He was from Youngstown, Ohio, and he rece[...]

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Bob McCrea: Remembering a Steadfast Ambassador for United

By | on 21, Jun 2024 |   Fundraising VOICES

In his youth, Robert “Bob” Kyle McCrea* was an acolyte at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, and a founding member of the Edina High School Alpine Ski Team. As an adult, Bob was a founding partner and CE[...]

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Amoke Kubat (’17) Transforms Artistry into Activism

By | on 20, Jun 2024 |   Activism VOICES

In 1987, Amoke Kubat (’17) moved from Los Angeles to Minneapolis. “I wanted to work with Prince,” she explains. Two years later, she began a 25-year career teaching special education in North Minneapo[...]

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Meet the Sims Scholars’ Advisory Committee

By | on 14, Jun 2024 |   social justice leadership Black Liberation Theology

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Isabel Nelson Finds Kinship between Social Justice, Religion, and Storytelling

By | on 12, Jun 2024 |   theology and the arts VOICES

A physical theater and devising artist, Isabel Nelson (’24) traces her passion for theater back to childhood. “I have always been really compelled by story and the meaning that we make and drawn to wh[...]

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United’s Brief Foray into Football: 1967–1968

By | on 21, May 2024 |   Alums Community Relationships

These days, it’s hard to imagine that United would ever have fielded a football team—flag or full contact. More than 50 years ago, however, it almost made sense. As Ted Meads (’71) and former seminary[...]

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