Date: November 10, 2026
Today we welcome the Board of Trustees to campus. Their time with us begins with a screening of the Reparations Documentary, followed by a plenary session and then the Inaugural Lecture of Senior Vice President Melody Knowles. The day will conclude with dinner together.
I continue to marvel at our Board. These are volunteers who give generously of their time to support the governance of the Seminary, and they now oversee two institutions, VTS and GTS. They carry this responsibility with dedication, skill, and genuine affection for our community.
So when you see Board members at breakfast or lunch, please join them at their table and make them feel welcome. Take a moment to thank them for their service; it means more than you might imagine.
The Very Rev. Ian S. Markham, Ph.D.
Dean and President of Virginia Theological Seminary and the President of The General Theological Seminary.