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UMEA Endorsed Community 2024 Retreat

November 13 - November 16

We are pleased to announce our 2024 UMEA Endorsed Community Retreat will be held November 13-16 in Lake Junaluska, NC. The theme is Advising Leadership: How to Inspire and Influence Change. The retreat begins with check-in and a welcome dinner at 5 p.m. ET on Wednesday, November 13 and ends at 11 a.m. EST on Saturday, November ...

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  • Current-Felder Recognized as Longtime Advocate for Women of Color Scholars

    Current-Felder Recognized as Longtime Advocate for Women of Color Scholars

    Published On: June 22, 2020

    Current-Felder retired from GBHEM in 2010. When the United Methodist Black Clergywomen’s Caucus met for the first time in 1987, there were almost no women of color to represent their voices in religious higher education. Dr. Angella P. Current-Felder, then the executive director of the Office of Loans and Scholarships...

  • In Memoriam: Dr. Yed Esaïe Angoran

    In Memoriam: Dr. Yed Esaïe Angoran

    Published On: June 16, 2020

    Dr. Yed Angoran at GBHEM. Photo by Kimberly Lord. The General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) mourns the loss of its dedicated friend and colleague, Dr. Yed Esaïe Angoran. He passed away on Saturday, June 13 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. “Dr. Angoran has had an immense presence and...

  • “Leading in Crisis” E-Panel Discussion with Bishops Carter and Hagiya

    “Leading in Crisis” E-Panel Discussion with Bishops Carter and Hagiya

    Published On: June 10, 2020

    View the recording | Download the slides "Leading in Crisis" e-panel discussion with Bishop Grant Hagiya of the California-Pacific Conference and Bishop Ken Carter of the Florida Conference. Our discussion topic is, "Feeling like you didn't sign up for this, and other pastoral realities of 2020." A GBHEM E-Panel Discussion...