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Dr. Deena Grant Releases Book on Hate and Anger in the Hebrew Bible

June 21, 2023

Dr. Deena Grant, Associate Professor of Jewish Studies and Acting Academic Dean at HIU, has a new book on hate and anger in the Hebrew bible.

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Board of Trustees Welcomes Three New Members

June 20, 2023

The Hartford International University Board of Trustees welcomed three new members at the Annual Meeting on June 20. Each of them was elected to a three-year term. Dr. Lisa Dahill was elected to a two-year term as a Faculty Trustee, and these board members were each re-elected to three-year terms: Peter Kelly, Shakeeb Alam, John Cordani, Trudie Prior, and Naseem Shaikh.

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Dr. Amy-Jill Levine Receives Major Interfaith Award from Archbishop of Canterbury

June 22, 2023

Dr. Amy-Jill Levine, HIU's Rabbi Stanley M. Kessler Distinguished Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies, has received the Hubert Walter Award for Reconciliation and Interfaith Cooperation from the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend and Right Honourable Justin Welby.     

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General HIU News

HIU Welcomes Dr. Janet F. Fuller as Chaplaincy Program Co-Director

June 7, 2023

Dr. Janet F. Fuller, who has extensive experience as a chaplain and an educator of chaplains, will be the new Co-Director of the Master of Arts in Chaplaincy (MAC) program, joining Co-Director Dr. Bilal Ansari.

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Applications Open for New Eco Spirituality Graduate Certificate

June 1, 2023

Hartford International University has launched a graduate certificate in Eco Spirituality.

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General HIU News

Journal of Interreligious Studies Releases Special Issue

May 25, 2023

The Journal of Interreligious Studies (JIRS) is pleased to announce the release of Issue 39, a special issue entitled "Beyond Resistance: Building, Making, and Creating Sanctuary." It is guest-edited by Dr. Preeta M. Banerjee (HIU 2022), in collaboration with Sheron Fraser-Burgess, and Anya Phillips Thomas. 

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Dr. Lucinda Mosher Named Director of MA in Interreligious Studies

May 24, 2023

Hartford International University for Religion and Peace is pleased to announce that Dr. Lucinda Mosher, one of the foremost scholars of interreligious studies in the country, will direct our MA in Interreligious Studies.

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Dr. Walter E. Fluker to Receive Freedom of Worship Award

May 22, 2023

Dr. Walter Earl Fluker, Distinguished Professor of the Howard Thurman Center at HIU, is among the recipients of the 2023 Four Freedoms Awards presented by the Roosevelt Institute.