Willamette University President Steve Thorsett and Claremont School of Theology (CST) President Jeffrey Kuan announced in July 2017 that the two schools would begin the due diligence process to explore moving and embedding CST within Willamette University on its campus in Salem, Oregon.
Willamette University and Claremont School of Theology have signed an affiliation agreement, the next step towards formally establishing CST as the third graduate school of Willamette University.