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New Director of the Sister Mary Nona McGreal, OP Center for Dominican Historical Studies at Dominican University
After a thorough search and by the grace of Providence, we are pleased to announce the new Director of the Sister Mary Nona McGreal, OP Center for Dominican Historical Studies at Dominican University. Dr. Christopher M.B. Allison will officially begin his leadership of the McGreal Center on September 1.
Dr. Allison is currently serving as Harper & Schmidt Fellow and Collegiate Assistant Professor in the Humanities at the University of Chicago. He holds a doctorate in the History of American Civilization from Harvard University and a master of arts in American Religious History from Yale Divinity School. He has been actively engaged with museum communities and so brings curatorial experience, a passion for archival collections, and a keen digital savvy to this next chapter in the life of the McGreal Center. For example, he was a curator for Harvard Divinity School’s bicentennial history exhibition in 2016, entitled “Faces of Divinity,” which is now on permanent display.
Dr. Allison is looking forward beginning his work at the end of the summer. Please help us to welcome him into the Dominican family.
We are happy to announce that the long-awaited Dominican Charism on-line learning platform will be launched Easter Monday, April 13th with the activation of the first two modules. Sr. Connie Schoen, OP shares the story of “The Life, Spirit and Mission of St. Dominic.” “The Call to Preach” module involves sessions by Sr. Sara Fairbanks, OP, Fr. Timothy Radcliffe, OP, Sr. Angela Mwaba, OP and Sr. Megan McElroy, OP. This module also includes short video clips of diverse members of the Dominican family and video clips focused on the preaching of the community of Barry University, the Sisters of Peace, the Summit Nuns in New Jersey, the Racine Dominicans, and the Maryknoll Sisters. An additional video by Sr. Barbara Schwarz, OP focuses on preaching through the arts.
