She then went on to earn a master of arts and doctorate in theology from Yale University in 1960 and 1964, respectively. VDS will deliver classes either by online or by the hy-flex model (whereby the instructor of record will be in a classroom delivering in-person instruction with each session being broadcast simultaneously via Zoom). CLASSES. Vanderbilt University invites applications and nominations for the position of Dean of the Divinity School. She is also the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Professor of Womanist Ethics and Society. She served as editor of In 1979, McFague resigned as dean but returned to full-time teaching and research at the Divinity School, where she became the inaugural holder of the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Professorship. Welcome new Divinity School Dean Emilie Townes! Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Professor of Womanist Ethics and Society Posted by on Tuesday, August 20, 2013 in News.. The Office of the University Chaplain and Religious Life welcomes the 16th Dean of the Vanderbilt Divinity School, Rev. Dean of the Divinity School Vanderbilt University. Phone: (615) 322.2776E. News stories reported that McFague was the first woman to serve as dean of a Divinity School in the United States.During McFague’s tenure as dean, the Divinity School played a prominent role in protesting the Vanderbilt administration’s underwriting of the Davis Cup matches that brought the tennis team of South Africa, then a constitutionally racist state, to campus.McFague’s research and teaching interests included religious language, contemporary theology, religion and literature, and Christianity and culture. Five years later, then-Chancellor Alexander Heard appointed McFague as dean of the Divinity School. She then went on to earn a master of arts and doctorate in theology from Yale University in 1960 and 1964, respectively. The endowed chair was established in 1989 by the Carpenter Foundation to honor the role of women in the church and academy. Dr. Emilie Townes. Choose your preferred method.VINSE Spotlight Podcast: Michael Kosson–3D print cementVanderbilt announces PepsiCo as new beverage provider to help reach sustainability goalsAdaptive Teaching at Vanderbilt: August workshops, new course development website available from Center for TeachingNeanderthal DNA contributes to genetic diversity, bringing more understanding to human evolutionHR announces new professional development tool, employee perks programSallie McFague, the first woman to lead @VUDivinity, has died at age 86 #feminist theologian In 2011, she was invited by the Dalai Lama to participate in his conference on ecology, ethics and interdependence.A memorial service will take place Jan. 11, 2020, at 2 p.m. at Pacific Spirit United Church in Vancouver. Let us trim our lamps and carry on.