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Dr. David D. Grafton Releases Book on Islam in 19th-Century Seminaries

September 18, 2024

The Rev. Dr. David D. Grafton, Professor of Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim Relations, has a new book titled, “Muhammad in the Seminary.” The book provides an in-depth look at the information about Islam that was available in seminaries throughout the nineteenth century.

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Alumni News, General HIU News

HIU Welcomes Ambassador Andrew Young '55 for Fundraising Dinner

September 25, 2024

Ambassador Andrew J. Young, a 1955 graduate of then-Hartford Seminary, graced HIU with his presence on Sept. 7 to help raise funds for a building to be named in his honor. 

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General HIU News

HIU Welcomes Inaugural Vice President of Business and Finance

September 23, 2024

We are pleased to welcome Beatrice Fevry Stathers as HIU’s inaugural Vice President of Business and Finance.

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General HIU News

Indonesian Cohort Arrives at HIU

September 5, 2024

HIU recently welcomed 12 Indonesian students who will live on campus for the semester. They came to us for a study abroad experience. All of them are in the final stages of their MA or Ph.D. programs in the department of Tafsir (Quranic commentary) at the PTIQ University in Jakarta. The Istiqlal Mosque, the largest mosque in the world, also sponsors them.

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General HIU News

HIRR Releases New Report on the Orthodox Churches

August 22, 2024

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Interfaith & Interreligious Dialogue

HIU and UHart's Presidents' College Partner to Examine Pathways to Peace

August 14, 2024

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Alumni News

Dr. Joshua Salaam '20 and Dr. Bilal Ansari Speak on Islamophobia and Substance Use

August 6, 2024

On Tuesday, Aug. 6, alum Dr. Joshua Salaam ‘20, Chaplain and Director of Muslim Life at Duke University, and Dr. Bilal Ansari, Director of HIU’s Islamic Chaplaincy Program, presented and responded at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C. on “The Impacts of Islamophobia and Substance Use Disorder on Muslim Communities.”