News
Fuller Organizes Food Drive to Celebrate 75th Anniversary
Fuller Seminary is pleased to announce the success of its recent food drive, which took place over the weekend of January 21, in conjunction with the 75th Anniversary Celebration and the inauguration of President David Emmanuel Goatley. “Marking our 75th anniversary and my inauguration as president with a community service project is meaningful for this…
In Memoriam: Russell P. Spittler
The Fuller Seminary community mourns the loss of Russell P. Spittler, provost emeritus and professor emeritus of New Testament at Fuller, who passed away on Friday, January 20, 2023. “Russ Spittler played a significant role not only in bringing Fuller into the 21st century, but also in supporting and undergirding the elevation of the seminary’s…
Fuller Seminary Inaugurates Sixth President
David Emmanuel Goatley was officially installed as Fuller’s president on January 21, 2023, at an inauguration ceremony held at Lake Avenue Church, following a three-day celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. Goatley is Fuller’s sixth president and the institution’s first Black president, since it was established in 1947. With an inaugural theme of…
Statement on Monterey Park Shooting
Fuller Theological Seminary mourns the loss of the victims killed in the shooting at our neighboring Monterey Park. We also pray for those injured and the family and friends impacted by these devastating events. Having this tragedy on Lunar New Year makes these events especially painful. This time of year should be spent in celebration…
Fuller Receives $10.7 Million Grant from Lilly Endowment Inc.
Fuller Seminary is thrilled to announce the recent award of a $10.7 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to support the TENx10 (or “Ten by Ten”) Collaboration, a project of the Fuller Youth Institute (FYI). The mission of TENx10 is to help faith matter more among 10 million teenagers during the next 10 years. This…
Fuller Welcomes Andrea Waddell-Pratt as Associate Professor of the Practice of Marriage and Family Therapy
The School of Psychology & Marriage and Family Therapy welcomes Andrea Waddell-Pratt as associate professor of the practice of marriage and family therapy. In her role as professor, she endeavors to draw on her experience as a practicing clinical psychologist to help students broaden their understanding of therapeutic practice, craft a clinical identity, and develop…
Fuller Professor Kutter Callaway Leads Team Awarded $1.2 Million Templeton Grant
Fuller Seminary is pleased to congratulate Kutter Callaway, who is leading a team that recently received a three-year, $1.2 million grant from Templeton Religion Trust (TRT). Dr. Callaway is the William K. Brehm Chair of Worship, Theology, and the Arts, and the Associate Dean of Fuller’s Center for Advanced Theological Studies. The grant, titled “Measuring…
Fuller Welcomes Melissa Zwart as Marriage and Family Therapy Director of Clinical Training for Pasadena
The School of Psychology & Marriage and Family Therapy welcomes Melissa Zwart as Marriage and Family Therapy Director of Clinical Training for Pasadena. An alum of Fuller’s MSMFT and MAT programs, she has spent the last nine years working for Azusa Pacific University, where she served as an assistant professor, MFT program director, and director…
Fuller Seminary Kicks Off Year of Celebrations for 75th Anniversary
For 75 years, Fuller Seminary has been a center for innovative theological training and world-class scholarship, and a leading voice in the evangelical movement. Fuller plans to celebrate this milestone anniversary, centered on the theme “Faithfully Forward,” throughout the 2022–2023 academic year. This winter, a community-wide, in-person event will take place on Fuller’s campus in…
Fuller Seminary Names David Emmanuel Goatley as Sixth President
David Emmanuel Goatley, an accomplished theologian, missiologist, and academic administrator, has been named the sixth president of Fuller Seminary. On January 3, 2023, Dr. Goatley will become Fuller’s first Black president and the first to have led a major global missions agency. He will succeed Mark Labberton, who announced this planned transition in October 2021….