We are excited to announce that the CST Board of Trustees has unanimously approved the appointment of Dr. Venu Mehta as the inaugural Bhagwan Chandraprabha Endowed Assistant Professor of Jain Studies—following the unanimous recommendation of CST’s Full Professors. "We are deeply honored and blessed to have Dr. Mehta in this distinguished role. Her scholarship, dedication, and vision will not only advance the study of the Jain tradition at CST but also enrich our broader commitment to interreligious theological education." - Dr. Kah-Jin Jeffrey Kuan (fb)

Rev. Dr. Mazvita Machinga, Bishop Gift K. Machinga, and Rev. Woong-Min Kim were recognized as the 2025 Distinguished Alums at Claremont School of Theology’s Commencement ceremony in Los Angeles. Recipients of the award are nominated by their peers for being agents of transformation and healing in the world, and for living out CST’s core values of compassion, justice, and belonging. Read more about each extraordinary recipient here: https://ow.ly/SRCk50W0n0J (fb)