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Community Invited to Participate in Strategic Planning Project on Nov. 4
October 23, 2019
Hartford Seminary will host an open session for community comments and input on its Strategic Planning Project from 11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 4, at 77 Sherman St., Hartford, CT.
Student News
Peacemaker Profile: Njehntengazoka Danladi of Nigeria
October 22, 2019
The six remarkable students in our 2019-20 class of International Peacemaking Program fellows will spend a year at Hartford Seminary studying mediation, interfaith dialogue and public speaking while earning a Graduate Certificate. They come from different religions, backgrounds, and parts of the world, but they are all interested in fostering peace.
Student News
Peacemaker Profile: Nanik Yuliyanti of Indonesia
October 22, 2019
The six remarkable students in our 2019-20 class of International Peacemaking Program fellows will spend a year at Hartford Seminary studying mediation, interfaith dialogue and public speaking while earning a Graduate Certificate. They come from different religions, backgrounds, and parts of the world, but they are all interested in fostering peace.
Alumni News
Prayer Shawl Ministry Founder Launching Knitting Circle at Hartford Seminary
October 21, 2019
Janet Bristow, a 1997 graduate of the Women’s Leadership Institute and a founder of the international Prayer Shawl Ministry, is coming home to Hartford Seminary to facilitate a monthly knitting circle.
Campus Events
Students Learn about Sukkot, Hold Interfaith Dialogue around its Themes
October 17, 2019
With help from Deena Grant, Associate Professor of Jewish Studies, and Gilana Levavi, a fellow in the International Peacemaking Program, Hartford Seminary students learned about the Jewish holiday of Sukkot on Wednesday, Oct. 16, and participated in an interfaith dialogue around the holiday’s central themes.
Student News
IPP Student Receives Interfaith Youth Core Grant for Hartford Seminary Initiatives
October 16, 2019
International Peacemaking Fellow Gilana Levavi has received an Interfaith Youth Core starter grant of $500 to fund three interfaith projects at Hartford Seminary.
Student News
Peacemaker Profile: Jason Fredlund of Connecticut
October 15, 2019
The six remarkable students in our 2019-20 class of International Peacemaking Program fellows will spend a year at Hartford Seminary studying mediation, interfaith dialogue and public speaking while earning a Graduate Certificate. They come from different religions, backgrounds, and parts of the world, but they are all interested in fostering peace.
General HIU News
President Joel N. Lohr and Professor Hossein Kamaly Participate in Trinity College Panel
October 15, 2019
Hartford Seminary President Joel N. Lohr and Professor Hossein Kamaly were participants at a prestigious panel at Trinity College on Oct. 14 titled “Faith-Based Persuasion in the Public Square: Natural Law and Its Competitors.”
Alumni News
IPP Alum Fatima Hallal, ’18, Chosen for International Youth Committee of Religions for Peace
October 14, 2019
Fatima Hallal of Lebanon, who graduated from Hartford Seminary’s International Peacemaking Program in 2018, was invited to attend the recent 10th World Assembly of Religions for Peace in Germany, where she was nominated to represent the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) on the organization’s international youth committee.
Campus Events
Workshop Centers on Creating Faith Communities that Welcome Those with Disabilities
October 14, 2019
Hartford Seminary’s Meeting Room was filled to capacity on Monday, Oct. 7, 2019, for an event called “Inclusive Voices: Welcoming People with Disabilities.”