by admin | Jun 25, 2026 | Upcoming Continuing Ed
As a newly elected member of the Policy Committee, Dr. Kao will be responsible for planning the upcoming faculty retreat that will kick off the 2026-2027 academic year. Dr. Kao pictured with fellow faculty, Board of Trustees members, staff, and students at CST’s...
by admin | Jun 12, 2026 | Professional Service
Dr. Kao once again co-chaired APARRI’s annual conference at UC Berkeley. This year’s theme was “Hope and Struggle: Navigating Today, Nurturing Tomorrow” and took place from June 9, 11, 2026. We had a record number of submissions this year and...
by admin | May 20, 2026 | Invited Lecture, Upcoming Events
Dr. Kao is honored to have been invited to serve as the 2027 Pat A. Reif Memorial Lecturer, especially since she served for several years as the CST faculty representative on the selection committee when she began working at Claremont School of Theology in 2009. She...
by admin | May 15, 2026 | Professional Service
The managing board met once again in Oahu, Hawaii from May 10-15 to plan for the upcoming years. Their agenda included continued planning of receipt of their $5 million dollar Lilly Endowment grant and their $500,000 Henry Luce Foundation grant. ...
by admin | Apr 6, 2026 | News, Press
Dr. Kao is proud to announce receipt of a 3-year, $500,000 grant as a managing board member of the Asian Pacific American Religions Research Initiative (APARRI) and co-principal investigator of the project “Advancing Religious Pluralism and Democracy through...
