People Notes - August 2025

Union Theological Seminary has announced that its longtime president, Serene Jones ’85 M.Div., ’91 Ph.D., will step down as president at the conclusion of the 2025-26 academic year.

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YDS/Berkeley alum Jennifer Zogg ‘08 M.Div. is the new Rector of St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church in Chatham, Mass.  

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Lyn Brakeman ‘82 M.Div. has published a new book, WHITEOUT: My Racism—Brief Anecdotal Snapshots.

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Kelly Antonson ‘25 M.Div. has been called to serve as the new Associate Minister for Children, Youth, and Families at the Congregational Church of New Canaan, Conn.

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Rebecca Bloom ’12 M.A.R. has been named interim Director of the Southern Utah Museum of Art.

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Katelyn Walls Shelton ‘18 M.A.R. been named a Visiting Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center’s Bioethics and American Democracy Program. 

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B Laboy ‘26 M.A.R. has been named Scholar of the Month by the African Association for the Study of Religion.

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