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Dr. Walter Fluker: Howard Thurman Papers Now Accessible Online

February 19, 2025

Dr. Walter Earl Fluker, Distinguished Professor of HIU's Howard Thurman Center, announced this month that The Papers of Howard Washington Thurman are now available online and accessible to the public.

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Interfaith Alliance Brings on Maggie Siddiqi '16 to Broaden Connections

February 19, 2025

General HIU News

New Specializations Allow MA Students to Focus on Ecology or Eco-Chaplaincy

February 19, 2025

Students returning to or enrolling in HIU in Fall 2025 will have a new specializations to choose from in both the MA in Interreligious Studies and the MA in Chaplaincy. This new option allows degree-seeking students to center their studies in love of Earth. 

General HIU News

HIU, Asylum Hill Congregational Church Partner on Program with Dr. Amy-Jill Levine

February 7, 2025

Hartford International University is partnering with Asylum Hill Congregational Church to present, “Agreeing to Disagree: How Jews and Christians Interpret the Same Scriptures Differently,” featuring renowned scholar Dr. Amy-Jill Levine.

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Imam Ali Chair Notes Passing of Ismaili Muslims' Leader

February 5, 2025

Dr. Hossein Kamaly, Imam Ali Chair in Shi'a Studies and Dialogue among Islamic Schools of Thought, noted the passing of Aga Khan IV, the spiritual leader of the world's 15 million Ismaili Muslims.

Faculty In The News

Dr. Janet Fuller Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award

February 5, 2025

Dr. Janet Fuller, Co-Director of HIU's MA in Chaplaincy, was honored this week with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Chaplaincy and Spiritual Life in Higher Education.

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JIRS Issue Features Essay by Former Professor Najib George Awad

January 29, 2025

The Journal of Interreligious Studies (JIRS) is pleased to announce the release of Issue 44. Recognized as a dynamic space in which to share research and pedagogies related to interreligious/interfaith studies and its adjacent disciplines, JIRS is published collaboratively online by Hebrew College, Boston University School of Theology, and Hartford International University for Religion and Peace. HIU’s Professor Lucinda Mosher is senior editor.