New College Berkeley would like to introduce you to Bill Betts, a new member of our Advisory Board. After graduating from UC Berkeley, Bill moved to San Francisco and joined San Francisco Christian Center. He earned his M.Div. degree at Golden Gate Seminary and served as an associate pastor over Christian Education. Bill is currently a full-time PhD student in Educational Studies at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Chicago. We asked Bill to share a bit about himself:

New College Berkeley would like to introduce you to Rebecca Hernandez, a new member of our Advisory Board. This October 17, Rebecca will give an online presentation that provides an introductory overview of the church in Indian County. She’ll share information about tribes in the United States, examples of some historical Christian encounters with them and how Christians can share the gifts of our faith with this particular community today.

New College Berkeley would like to introduce you to Rev. Dr. Russell Yee, a new member of our Advisory Board. This October, Russell will teach a mini-course called “Navigating Worship.” For more information and to register go to this link [https://www.tickettailor.com/events/newcollegeberkeley/748175/]. Russell has been a pastor, seminary educator, and is a supporter of New College Berkeley. Let’s hear his story:

Interviewed April 14, 2022

New College Berkeley would like to introduce you to the newest members of our Advisory Board. In this post, we talked to Professor Robert Chao Romero, Associate Professor at UCLA’s

Chavez Department of Chicana/o and Central American Studies and Asian American Studies. Dr. Romero wrote The Chinese in Mexico, 1882-1940 (now in paperback) and Brown Church: Five Centuries of Latina/o Social Justice, Theology, and Identity Robert was interviewed about Brown Church in the New Books Network Podcast on June 3, 2022. Have a listen!

We caught up with Robert in April and he shared the following with us.

New College Berkeley is delighted to welcome new members to our Advisory Board! We are grateful for the expertise that our Advisors offer as we plan our future offerings. In this post, we’d like to introduce you to Professor Carolyn Chen, Associate Professor of Ethnic Studies, Co-Director of the Berkeley Center for the Study of Religion, UC Berkeley. Carolyn attends First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley and has recently been featured in two KQED Forum broadcasts.