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Seminary Welcomes Back Jennifer E. Schimmel as Development Associate
March 4, 2021
Hartford Seminary welcomes Jennifer E. Schimmel, who worked in our Development Office from 2003 to 2006, back to the Seminary as Development Associate. She will work closely with Chief Operations Officer Ann Crawford and Perry Davis Associates, our fundraising consultants.
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Seminary Mourns Passing of Dr. Joseph Duffey, Famed for Anti-War Senate Campaign
March 2, 2021
Dr. Joseph Duffey, who attended and taught at Hartford Seminary and launched a legendary anti-war Senate campaign in the early 70s, has passed away at the age of 88.
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Sarah Brown Hired as Project Director for Grant to Study COVID Impact
March 2, 2021
Hartford Seminary and the Hartford Institute for Religion Research welcome Sarah Brown as the project director for the new Lilly Endowment funded project, Exploring the Pandemic Impact on Congregations (EPIC): Innovation Amidst and Beyond COVID-19.
Faculty In The News
Dr. Patricia Tevington Joins HIRR as Postdoctoral Research Fellow
March 2, 2021
The Hartford Institute for Religion Research at Hartford Seminary is pleased to welcome Dr. Patricia Tevington as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow, where she will be leveraging her qualitative and quantitative skills as part of the new project, Exploring the Pandemic Impact on Congregations (EPIC): Innovation Amidst and Beyond COVID-19.
Faculty In The News
Dr. Deena Grant to Speak at Rabbinical Assembly Convention
February 25, 2021
Deena Grant, Associate Professor of Jewish Studies, will speak on March 1, 2021, at the Rabbinical Assembly Convention, an annual meeting of the International Association of Conservative Rabbis.
Alumni News
Seminary Mourns Passing of the Most Rev. Dr. Lorraine Bouffard, MA and D.Min.
February 18, 2021
The Hartford Seminary community mourns the passing of the Most Rev. Dr. Lorraine J. Bouffard, 80, on Jan. 31, 2021.
Alumni News
Guat Kwee See '07 Offers Perspective on Christian Extremism in Singapore
February 18, 2021
Guat Kwee See, who studied Christian-Muslim relations at Hartford Seminary and graduated with an MA in 2007, has been called upon to provide perspective after a Christian teenager was detained for plotting to attack mosques in Singapore.
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Lilly Endowment Awards $300,000 Planning Grant to Study Pandemic Impact
February 15, 2021
Hartford Seminary has been awarded a $300,000 planning grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to study the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had and will have on U.S. congregations.
Faculty In The News
Dr. Hossein Kamaly's 'A History of Islam in 21 Women' Published in Turkish
February 11, 2021
A History of Islam in 21 Women by Hossein Kamaly, Associate Professor of Islamic Studies, has now been published in Turkish.
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Dr. Hans Harmakaputra Writes Article on Pope Francis' Fratelli Tutti
February 9, 2021
Hans Harmakaputra, Visiting Assistant Professor in Comparative Theology and Muslim-Christian Relations, has an article published in the Journal of Social Encounters.