From the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal:
There is a certain rhythm to life at Nashotah House Theological Seminary that has remained unchanged over the last century or so.That the new president will mend fences with the local bishop of the Episcopal Church and that women are no longer ostracized at the seminary are surely good things. The blend of Episcopal seminarians and ACNA seminarians must present challenges, but I offer Bishop Salmon and Nashotah House my prayers and good wishes.
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But much is new on the grounds of this Episcopal seminary on the shores of Upper Nashotah Lake that has prepared students in the church's Anglo-Catholic tradition for nearly 170 years. Enrollment is up, driven in part by a distance-learning program that draws students from around the world. The school has christened a new $1.6 million building, its first in 20 years.
And, this week, Nashotah House will install a new dean and president, the Right Rev. Edward Salmon. A retired South Carolina bishop, Salmon will have to balance the school's traditional mission against shifting economic and technological forces, and lead it at a time of great division within the Anglican Communion.
"Our vision is to continue to do, impressively and strongly, what we've done for 170 years," said Salmon, a longtime Nashotah House trustee, who will be installed during a convocation Friday - where former Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey is scheduled to speak.
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Salmon has already reached out to mend the relationship with Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee Bishop Steven Miller, a relationship that had been strained during [the Rev. Robert] Munday's tenure.
And observers say the new dean wants to avoid having the seminary, which has both Episcopal and ACNA students, as well as bishops on its board, being labeled in one camp or another.
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It has also struggled at times to adapt with the changing church while remaining true to its traditional leanings. Once a difficult place for female seminarians, women interviewed for this story said that is no longer an issue.
"There are people here who do not believe in women's ordination, but it's not a point of contention," said Jill Stellman, who hopes to lead an Episcopal parish. "I never feel ostracized."
Thanks to Ann V. for the link.
