Upon request by the Master of the Order, the Western Dominican Province founds the College of St. Albert the Great in Oakland.
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History
Founded in 1932, we have always had confidence that Deus Providebit - God will provide - in fulfilling the mission of DSPT.
1932
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1964
The College of St. Albert the Great becomes the first Roman Catholic school to join the Graduate Theological Union (GTU).
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1976
St. Albert’s College relocates from its 5-acre estate in Oakland (now St. Albert’s Priory) onto the GTU campus in Berkeley.
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1978
The College of St. Albert the Great changes its name to the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology (DSPT).
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2006
Needing a permanent location, DSPT purchases its current property in North Berkeley, renovating it and opening the doors to a beautiful new campus.
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2023
DSPT continues to form friars and lay men and women in Classical philosophy and Catholic theology.
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