THE VERY REVEREND JAMES F. TURRELL, PH.D.
Dean Turrell is Vice Provost & Dean of the School of Theology, and the Norma and Olan Mills Professor of Divinity. He will be welcoming you upon your arrival.
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We are thrilled that you will be joining our community. Here are some next step items for your attention.
If you've not already taken the admissions survey, please take a few moments to fill it out. Your feedback is greatly appreciated.
You’ll find the list of available courses here. More information about registering will come from Sandra Brock.
You'll find a copy of the 2023 Summer Term Calendar here.
More information regarding immunization record requirements will be distributed closer to the start of your program. In the meantime, you can read the latest COVID-19 information here.
Please complete the Graduate Student Immunization Form here.
Now that you're a new student, it's time to get to know some of the faculty and staff whom will be helping you get started with your program.
Dean Turrell is Vice Provost & Dean of the School of Theology, and the Norma and Olan Mills Professor of Divinity. He will be welcoming you upon your arrival.
Dean Jackson is the Associate Dean for Community Life. Contact Dean Jackson (dmjackso@sewanee.edu) for questions regarding student services.
Dean King is the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Director of Advanced Degrees, and Professor of Chrisitan History. Contact Dean King (bjking@sewanee.edu) with questions regarding academic concerns such as transfer credits or seeking advanced standing.
Sandra Brock is the Coordinator of Academic Affairs. Contact Sandra (sbbrock@sewanee.edu) for any questions regarding registration for classes or class schedules.
Sarah Limbaugh is the School of Theology's Events Coordinator. Contact Sarah (selimbau@sewanee.edu) for any questions regarding arrival and accomindations.
If you're not sure who to contact, you can email theologyenrollment@sewanee.edu and we'll make sure your message gets where it needs to go. EQB!
What does it mean to be the University of the South? The answer to that question changes from one generation to the next and from one individual to the next. Being “of the South” means that we are both the beneficiaries and the critics of a rich tradition. While we are deeply invested in this region, we also engage with other communities, locally and globally. Diversity and variety—of the South and of the world—inform and underpin our institution, and all our community’s citizens must confront this question on some level.
Language matters. It shapes our sense of reality and is therefore crucial for our understanding of God and others. Through language we forge and maintain our relationships with God and one another.
The Roberson Project on Slavery, Race, and Reconciliation at the University of the South is a six-year initiative investigating the university’s historical entanglements with slavery and slavery’s legacies. Our Project’s name memorializes the late Professor of History, Houston Bryan Roberson, who was the first tenured African American faculty member at Sewanee and the first to make African American history and culture the focus of their teaching and scholarship.