▁African ▁Americans ▁( M oses ▁Hop kins , ▁ 1 8 7 7 ), ▁Japanese ▁( N ao omi ▁Tam ura , ▁ 1 8 8 2 ) ▁and ▁later , ▁female ▁sem in ari ans ▁( Id a ▁Thor ne ▁Parker , ▁ 1 9 1 7 ). ▁ ▁History ▁A ub urn ▁The ological ▁Sem inary ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁A ub urn , ▁New ▁York , ▁by ▁action ▁of ▁the ▁Pres by ter ian ▁Syn od ▁of ▁Gene va ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁August ▁ 1 8 1 8 . ▁It ▁obtained ▁a ▁char ter ▁from ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁legisl ature ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁April ▁ 1 8 2 0 ▁as ▁a ▁post - b ac cala ure ate ▁the ological ▁sem inary , ▁and ▁it ▁mat ric ulated ▁its ▁first ▁students ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 1 . ▁From ▁its ▁in ception , ▁A ub urn ▁Sem inary ▁drew ▁support ▁from ▁beyond ▁the ▁Pres by ter ian ▁Church . ▁Its ▁char ter ▁st ip ulated ▁that ▁" no ▁student ▁of ▁any ▁Christian ▁den om ination ▁shall ▁be ▁ex cluded ," ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁class ▁of ▁eleven ▁students ▁represented ▁eight ▁denomin ations . ▁The ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁bishop ▁from ▁Boston , ▁Bishop ▁Che vere ux , ▁don ated ▁books ▁for ▁the ▁school ' s ▁library . ▁ ▁The ▁school ' s ▁found ers ▁and ▁early ▁fac ulty ▁( Dir ck ▁L ans ing , ▁Matthew ▁Per r ine , ▁and ▁Henry ▁M ills ) ▁rejected ▁stern er ▁forms ▁of ▁Cal