May 30, 2020 Dear Friends and Members of the Community at Southwest: You are in my prayers as you begin whatever summer schedule you have been able to arrange. The pandemic has exposed the injustice built into American society. The deadly impact of COVID-19 has overwhelmingly affected communities of color. The killings of Ahmaud Arbery, … read more

The Rev. Yolanda Norton appointed to serve in the position created by the partnership between Southwest and Black Religious Scholars Group Seminary of the Southwest, and the Black Religious Scholars Group, Inc. (BRSG) announce that the Rev. Yolanda Norton will be the Crump Visiting Professor and Black Religious Scholars Group Scholar-in-Residence for the 2020-2021 academic […]

Resilience, Creativity, and Determination Define the Last 30 Days for Southwest. On March 13, 2020, with the pandemic crisis escalating rapidly across the nation and the world, Seminary of the Southwest joined most other institutions in the Austin area in closing all buildings on campus and entering into a stage of remote operation. The week […]

On Friday, March 13, members of the Southwest COVID-19 taks force met for a day-long session to determine the proper next steps for Southwest as the COVID-19 pandemic spreads. The work of this group led to the creation of a centralized informational website located here. The Very Rev. Cynthia Briggs Kittredge, who leads the task […]