Leaders for church and world: YDS alumni stories

The alumnae and alumni of Yale Divinity School are pastors, scholars, activists, educators, the heads of numerous ecclesiastical and secular oganizations, and more—all exemplifying the YDS mission of service to church and world.

Below is a collection of stories showcasing the leadership and contributions of YDS alumni/ae, in the United States and around the world.

If you have stories of your own to suggest about YDS alums—including yourself—please let us know

June 1, 2015
Melting snow, blossoming magnolia trees, final papers and exams, and a series of events to celebrate, congratulate, and offer farewells to the class of 2015—the newest class...
May 22, 2015
Yale and Berkeley divinity students will benefit for decades to come from a $950,000 gift received from the estate of the late William McCall Haynsworth III ’53 BDS, a World...
March 6, 2015
David L. Warren ‘70 M.Div. Bruce Ergood, ‘58 M.R.E. Francis Geddes, ’52 M.Div. The March from Selma to Montgomery 50 years laterDavid L. Warren ‘70 M.Div. Fifty years ago...
March 5, 2015
Jessica Anschutz ’07 M.Div. has been named winner of one of the most prestigious honors of the Yale Alumni Fund: the Chairman’s Award for exemplary volunteer service....
March 5, 2015
His road to the front lines of the civil rights movement began with a late night discussion in a college dormitory room. Rev. Walter Fauntroy, ’58 B.D., played a behind-the-...

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