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About Timothy P Cross

I am the director of operations and external relations at the Center for Earth Ethics (centerforearthethics.org) at Union Theological Seminary in New York. Previously, I was the director of communications at the Center.

From 2016 to 2020, I was executive director of the National Institute of Social Sciences in New York. Before that, I was advancement communications officer at The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science at Columbia University, and director of strategic initiatives at the Center for Technology, Innovation and Community Engagement (CTICE) at the School. Prior to joining Columbia Engineering, I held a series of positions at Columbia College in New York. A graduate of Swarthmore College, I earned my M.A., M.Phil., and Ph.D. in European history from Columbia University.

Positions

Present Director of Communications, Union Theological Seminary ‐ Center for Earth Ethics
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Curriculum Vitae



Research Interests

Late medieval and early modern Catholicism, early modern Europe, European social and cultural history, apocalyptic and millenarian movements, science, technology, and society studies, general education, and academic service-learning

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Honors and Awards

  • President’s Fellowship, Columbia University, 1986-87, 1989-90
  • Fulbright Scholarship, Belgium and Luxembourg, 1985-86
  • High Honors, Swarthmore College, 1983

Education

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1998 Ph.D., Columbia University ‐ Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
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1985 M.A., Columbia University ‐ Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
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1983 B.A., Swarthmore College
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Earth Ethics & Climate Change (11)

Profiles (7)

General Education (5)

Academic Service-Learning (4)