▁the ▁inv itation ▁of ▁President ▁Henry ▁Slo an ▁C off in , ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁campus ▁of ▁Union ▁Sem inary ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁although ▁it ▁maintained ▁its ▁board ▁of ▁trust ees ▁and ▁end ow ment . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁move ▁to ▁Union ▁The ological ▁Sem inary , ▁A ub urn ▁The ological ▁Sem inary ▁ceased ▁grant ing ▁degrees , ▁instead ▁developing ▁new ▁initi atives : ▁a ▁Program ▁of ▁Training ▁for ▁R ural ▁Ministry ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁which ▁continued ▁its ▁emphas is ▁on ▁prepar ing ▁individuals ▁for ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁min istry , ▁not ▁for ▁the ological ▁special ization ; ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁the ▁Center ▁for ▁Cont inu ing ▁Education ▁was ▁established ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁Ex perimental ▁Program ▁for ▁the ▁Pract ice ▁of ▁Christian ▁Ministry ; ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁A ub urn ▁Studies ▁in ▁The ological ▁Education ▁was ▁begun ; ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁the ▁Sus que h anna ▁Valley ▁Project ▁to ▁support ▁local ▁minister s ▁started ; ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁inter rel ig ious ▁programs ▁for ▁faith ▁leaders ▁were ▁developed ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁The ▁Center ▁for ▁the ▁Study ▁of ▁The ological ▁Education ▁was ▁established . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Kath ar ine ▁Rh odes ▁Hend erson ▁was ▁inaugur ated ▁as ▁president , ▁sh ifting ▁the ▁institution ' s ▁focus ▁toward ▁training ▁and ▁supporting ▁faith ▁leaders ▁who ▁work ▁in ▁progress ive ▁justice ▁organizations ▁and ▁movements . ▁A ub