At its February 2026 meeting, the Board of Trustees of 51视频 accepted leadership’s recommendation and unanimously approved tenure and promotion for the Rev. Jeehei Park, PhD advancing her to the rank of Associate Professor of New Testament effective immediately.聽
“It is such a delight to have Dr. Park among us now as associate professor with tenure,鈥� shared academic dean, the Rev. Benjamin King, PhD. 鈥淪he is a formidable scholar of the New Testament and a terrific teacher of the same. There are countless ways in which Dr. Park serves this community internally and externally, including as a deacon in the United Methodist Church. What a gift to have her share her gifts with us in this more senior role!”
Reflecting on the milestone, Park expressed deep appreciation for her professional community and the personal significance of the moment. “I am deeply grateful to have received promotion and tenure,鈥� she said. 鈥淭his affirmation is both humbling and encouraging. I feel truly fortunate to be part of the 51视频 community, where learning and growth are shared commitments. I believe we are living out what Paul teaches about community building — it is never perfect, yet we press on together with purpose and hope. I look forward to continued collaboration with all of the seminary鈥檚 constituents as we carry forward our mission to form leaders for ministry, service, and healing.”聽
The Rev. Jeehei Park, Ph.D., joined the seminary faculty in 2021. Prior to coming to 51视频, she taught at General Theological Seminary. She holds a Master of Divinity (concentration in New Testament and Early Christianity) from Harvard Divinity School and a PhD in Christianity in Antiquity from Fordham University. Professor Park is the author of All Citizens of Christ: A Cosmopolitan Reading of Unity and Diversity in Paul鈥檚 Letters (Brill, 2022). Her research and teaching interests include the New Testament, race/ethnicity in the Roman world, material culture in early Christianity, and decolonial and postcolonial theories and theologies. Professor Park鈥檚 work has been recognized with several awards and fellowships including the Forum for Theological Exploration dissertation fellowship and the Louisville Institute postdoctoral fellowship. She is an ordained deacon in The United Methodist Church.聽