How does the にして work here? > **** x I read that > adj + + adj or > noun + + noun That in this case the has the meaning of "and / also" In that case does this mean > It was this morning that I received a mail that called me out from X who is the advisor of the committee and the clergy of the school

can be used to combine two nouns and it means "and". Unlike "also", it puts the equal weight on both sides. It doesn't work with adjectives, ant it has a pinch of formality in it. It's usually not used in speaking Japanese.