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Call for Applications – Online Course on “Service-Learning for Faculty in Asia” (April – July 2025)

Call for Applications Online Course on “Service-Learning for Faculty in Asia” (April – July 2025)   To support faculty members...
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AI is the New Normal: United Board’s Strategic Responses to Hi-Tech in Higher Education

Imagine a classroom where the lecturer is not a person but an AI avatar delivering lessons with precision and adaptability....
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Call for Applications for Institute for Advanced Study in Asian Cultures and Theologies (IASACT) 2025

Applications are now invited for the Institute for Advanced Study in Asian Cultures and Theologies (IASACT) 2025. This year’s theme,...
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In Contemplation are found Action and Purpose: A conversation with Dr. Su Yon Pak, Chair of the United Board

Dr. Su Yon Pak, an esteemed academic theologian and educator, has taken on the role of Chair of the Board...
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Call for Applications for Asian Academy of Campus Ministry (AACM) 2025

Applications are now invited for the Asian Academy for Campus Ministry (AACM) 2025. This year’s theme, “Nurturing Minds, Empowering Lives:...
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Service Spanning the Generations: The Fenns, the Hazeltines, and the United Board

In her 88 years, Mary Frances Fenn Hazeltine made an impact on people around the world at a magnitude that...
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Appointment of the Next Vice President for Finance and Administration

The United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia is pleased to announce the appointment of Fredrick Vasanth Pandian as...
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From Ancient Texts to Big Tech: Zhenxing Zhao meets the United Board’s IASACT

Dr. Zhenxing Zhao has made significant strides in bridging the gap between traditional humanities and modern digital technology. Born in...
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The First Stone Was Laid

The months leading up to the United Board Heads of Institution Leadership Strategy Summit were a mix of excitement and...
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Meet the 2024-2025 United Board Freeman Fellows

(from left) Hang Thi-Thu Truong, Robby Yussac Tallar, Pareena Gupta Lawrence, Ricky Cheng, Christine Joy Ballada, Patchara BoonteerarakAnnouncementThe United Board...
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Anatomy of No-strings Benevolence
How unrestricted giving matters to the United Board

The United Board has a rich and storied history of serving Asian higher education for over a century. With its...
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Postcard from Vietnam
How Tran Thi Thanh Hue combines her roles as dean and a United Board Fellow

The 2022-23 cohort of the United Board Fellows Program comprises 32 early-career scholars from 28 colleges and universities in nine...
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Compassion in Action: Nani’s Impactful Journey

The Asian Academy of Campus Ministry (AACM) is an initiative of the United Board to build the capacity of Asian...
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A Claypot of Theologies, Cultures, and Cuisines
What’s cooking at IASACT 2023?

“Besides the lectures and the daily scholars’ presentations we had to attend, the kitchen was a space in which we...
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A Lifetime of Fighting for Equality
Ruth Daugherty’s Legacy for the Church and the United Board

Ruth Daugherty in front of her home in Lancaster, Pennsylvania Ruth A. Daugherty (née Sheaffer) has spent a lifetime volunteering...
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A Leader Who Serves, and a Servant Who Leads
United Board Fellow Dr. Ricky’s undivided loyalty to Christianity and Petra Christian University

Dr. Ricky always has a lot on his plate.  As a professor of management and business at Petra Christian University...
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Coming Home to Whole Person Education
Dr. Rani George remembers her roots in India and honors her mother

For Dr. Rani George—professor of statistics and research methods in the Department of Criminal Justice at Albany State University, and...
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Announcement of New President

The United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia announces that its Board of Trustees has appointed Dr. Pareena G....
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Pham Tran Thuy Anh, Hue University

A New Outlook on Teaching and Learning Pham Tran Thuy Anh attended the United Board’s 2018 Whole Person Education Academy...
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Investing in Human Capital

Strengthening human relations can improve the quality of education....
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Nguyen Duy Mong Ha, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City

Open to Learn, Eager to Share Nguyen Duy Mong Ha shared the philosophy and techniques of whole person education with...
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