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 Seal of Union Theological Seminary | |
| Latin: Seminarium Theologicum Unioniense Novi Eboraci | |
Other name | Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York |
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| Motto | Unitas, Veritas, Caritas (Latin) |
Motto in English | Unity, Truth, Love |
| Type | Private seminary |
| Established | 1836 |
| Endowment | $112.6 million (2019)[1] |
| President | Serene Jones |
Academic staff | 38 |
| Students | 210 |
| Location | , , United States |
| Website | utsnyc |
Union Theological Seminary | |
New York City Landmark No. 0595
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| Location | W. 120th St. and Broadway, New York, NY 10027 |
| Coordinates | 40°48′41″N 73°57′51″W / 40.81139°N 73.96417°W |
| Area | 2.3 acres (0.93 ha) |
| Built | 1908 |
| Architect | Allen & Collens |
| Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival, Collegiate Gothic |
| NRHP reference No. | 80002725[2] |
| NYCL No. | 0595 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | April 23, 1980 |
| Designated NYCL | November 15, 1967 (Brown Memorial Tower, James Tower, James Memorial Chapel)[3] |
Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York (shortened to UTS or Union) is a private ecumenical liberal Christian seminary[4] in Morningside Heights, Manhattan, affiliated with Columbia University. Columbia University lists UTS among its affiliate schools, alongside Barnard College and Teachers College. Since 1928, the seminary has served as Columbia's constituent faculty of theology.[5] In 1964, UTS also established an affiliation with the neighboring Jewish Theological Seminary of America. Despite its affiliation with Columbia University, UTS is an independent institution with its own administration and Board of Trustees. UTS confers the following degrees: Master of Divinity (MDiv), Master of Divinity & Social Work dual degree (MDSW), Master of Arts in religion (MAR), Master of Arts in Social Justice (MASJ), Master of Sacred Theology (STM), Doctor of Ministry (DMin), and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD).
UTS is the oldest independent seminary in the United States and has long been known as a bastion of progressive Christian scholarship, with a number of prominent thinkers among its faculty or alumni. It was founded in 1836 by members of the Presbyterian Church in the USA,[6] but was open to students of all denominations. In 1893, UTS rescinded the right of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church to veto faculty appointments, thus becoming fully independent. In the 20th century, Union became a center of liberal Christianity. It served as the birthplace of the Black theology, womanist theology, and other theological movements. It houses the Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary, one of the largest theological libraries in the Western Hemisphere.[7]
- ^ As of June 30, 2019. "U.S. and Canadian 2019 NTSE Participating Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2019 Endowment Market Value, and Percentage Change in Market Value from FY18 to FY19 (Revised)". National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Union Theological Seminary" (PDF). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. November 15, 1967. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- ^ "Mission & Vision". Union Theological Seminary. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
- ^ Columbia University (1897). Catalogue. Columbia University Libraries. New York (published 1928). p. 456.
- ^ "Timeline, 1836 to 1869 – Union Theological Seminary". Archived from the original on August 5, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2009.
- ^ "The Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary | Columbia University Libraries". library.columbia.edu.