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Opportunities Grow as President, Faculty Travel to Indonesia
February 26, 2025
With the aim of celebrating and building upon strategic partnerships that bring students to Hartford, President Joel N. Lohr, Professor David D. Grafton, and Library Director Karla Grafton traveled to Indonesia recently to meet with government officials, academic leaders, and HIU alums.
Faculty In The News
Dr. Amy-Jill Levine Featured at Major Jewish-Christian Conference in Rome
February 24, 2025
Dr. Amy-Jill Levine is one of the major speakers at a conference in Rome titled Nostra Aetate and the Rediscovery of the Jewish Jesus.
Faculty In The News
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.
Alumni News
Interfaith Alliance Brings on Maggie Siddiqi '16 to Broaden Connections
February 19, 2025
Maggie Siddiqi ‘16 launched her consultancy practice in January of this year with the Interfaith Alliance as her inaugural client.
General HIU News
New Specializations Allow MA Students to Focus on Ecology or Eco-ChaplaincyFebruary 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 LevineFebruary 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.
Faculty In The News
Imam Ali Chair Notes Passing of Ismaili Muslims' LeaderFebruary 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 AwardFebruary 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 AwadJanuary 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.
General HIU News
Major Gift, Partnership Announced between Fellowship in Prayer, HIU
January 22, 2025