#262 The VUU – Meadville’s New President, Dr. Elias Ortega-Aponte
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On The VUU this Week (May 23rd), Meadville Lombard Theological School New President, Dr. Elias Ortega-Aponte, chatted about his vision for Meadville as an institution training future ministers and leaders in the UU faith.
Dr. Ortega-Aponte is an innovative leader, a committed Unitarian Universalist, a celebrated educator, a social justice activist, an accomplished scholar, and an experienced community organizer. He is gifted with the skills, attributes, knowledge, experience, and vision needed to lead Meadville into the future.
Dr. Ortega-Aponte received his MDiv and PhD (Religion and Society, Magna Cum Laude) from Princeton Theological Seminary. He also holds a BA in Communications Arts & Sciences and Philosophy and Religion from Calvin College. Since 2011, he has served as Associate Professor of Social Theory and Religious Ethics at Drew University Theological School. At Drew, he also serves as the Theological School Deans’ Council Chair, is a member of the Digital Humanities Advisory Committee and the Title IX Committee.
In addition to his academic accomplishments, Dr. Ortega-Aponte is firmly grounded in his Unitarian Universalist identity and has assumed transformative and leadership roles within and beyond the movement. He currently serves as a member of the UUA’s Commission on Institutional Change and the Religious Education Credentialing Committee.
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