A FEW decades ago, in the world of theological education, Union Seminary was a titan.

He spent a year taking a theological course at Union Seminary but decided on a career as a writer.

He is often quoted as having said, "Union Seminary is compelled to live by its wits."

He became the 8th president of Union Seminary in 1917.

While at Union Seminary, Ament taught at nights, and later was a tutor to the son of a rich man.

Bonhoeffer studied at Union Seminary in 1930 and 1931.

He studied theology at Union Seminary and was ordained as a minister in 1861.

The first was a theologian with ties to Union Seminary, who returned voluntarily to Germany in 1939 and was executed in prison.

A major inspiration for her decision was a childhood friend who later became the first black woman to earn a doctorate from Union Seminary.

In 1850, she became the first woman to teach sewing at the Union Seminary.