Someone entered the campus chapel and drew a swastika inside a bible on display. A piece of paper with the words ‘Adolph Hitler’ scribbled on it was tacked onto a nearby bulletin board.
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Pacific School of Religion plans to lease building to REALM Charter School
The agreement could provide relief during a tumultuous year for both institutions.
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Muslim college in Berkeley buys hilltop campus that once belonged to Lutherans
By purchasing the 10-acre-property at the top of Marin Avenue, Zaytuna College will be able to move its undergraduates there and start a graduate program on Holy Hill.
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Pacific School of Religion won’t tear down buildings, will lease some instead
Instead of building 265 units for seniors, the Pacific School or Religion will lease and sell some of its buildings to meet its mission.
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Plan to build apartments on Holy Hill dies due to ‘changes in local political landscape’
Changes in the local political landscape have prompted two groups to nix a project to build 265 apartments for seniors on Holy Hill.
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Op-ed: Why the Pacific School of Religion/Mather Holy Hill project is bad for Berkeley
The Mather LifeWays project proposed for the Pacific School of Religion campus and its surroundings has the potential to do great harm to the Northside neighborhood and to Berkeley as a whole. The over-scaled senior housing development would do away with the beloved historic PSR campus, an oasis on the hill. Gone will be the beautiful […]
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Pacific School of Religion to build 265-unit senior center
The new project would offer a “continuing care” facility that features apartments, a memory care unit, and nursing facilities for people at the end of their lives.
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Berkeley-based college becomes first Muslim accredited college in U.S.
Zaytuna College, the first Muslim accredited college in the United States, is moving to 1712 Euclid Ave. this year. Photo: Seung Y. Lee Amid preparations to move its campus to a new location north of UC Berkeley, Zaytuna College recently became the first Muslim college in the United States to receive accreditation. March 4, the Western Association […]