GRADUATE THEOLOGICAL UNION

For over 60 years, the GTU has brought together the world’s religions to foster an understanding of the deep connections and important particularities of wisdom traditions that are our greatest shared inheritance and resource.

Building on this foundation, the GTU is poised to “leapfrog” in its evolution. By strategically shifting our institutional focus and resources, the GTU will have the opportunity to fully mature into a recognized higher education leader for critical thinking and spiritually-rooted study, service, care, and social and environmental justice on a global scale. The GTU aspires to become an ecosystem of creativity, connection, and community—creating a borderless environment for learning and sharing wisdom from the world’s many spiritual pathways and traditions.

We will realize this vision through:
- Program Innovation
- Reimagining GTU's Services and Campus Footprint
- Partnerships

In taking forward this work, our goals include:
- Launching expanded online learning opportunities, including the introduction of our new digital learning platform, GTUx (gtu.edu/x)
- Consolidating our physical presence on "Holy Hill"
- Forging alliances and deepening relationships across an array of values-aligned institutions and organizations
- Further integrating Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging into the very fabric of our institutional culture, practices, and policies.
- Optimizing our Advancement function to best position the GTU for success in realizing our ambitious vision.

As mentioned above, our primary strategies include:
- Launching expanded online learning opportunities, including the introduction of our new digital learning platform, GTUx (gtu.edu/x)
- Consolidating our physical presence on "Holy Hill"
- Forging alliances and deepening relationships across an array of values-aligned institutions and organizations
- Further integrating Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging ("DEI") into the very fabric of our institutional culture, practices, and policies.
- Optimizing our Advancement function to best position the GTU for success in realizing our ambitious vision.

Further information about our implementation and progress towards these goals can be found on the following web page: gtu.edu/about/board-of-trustees/5-year-vision

Further information about our implementation and progress towards these goals can be found on the following web page: gtu.edu/about/board-of-trustees/5-year-vision

Highlights include:
- Launching GTUx in March 2022, and attracting nearly 7,000 registered users to date.
- Initiating a reimagined presence at our flagship campus at 2400 Ridge Road in Berkeley, CA, while forging a partnership with UC Berkeley's Goldman School of Public Policy to occupy our property on LeConte Avenue.
- Working to develop a clear set of DEI guidelines, building on the work of a Select Committee of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion among the GTU's Board of Trustees.
- Setting and meeting key benchmarks for advancement as part of a comprehensive departmental strategic plan.