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Dr. Jerusha Rhodes Examines the Intersection of Feminism and Islam
May 1, 2019
Dr. Jerusha Rhodes spoke to a rapt audience on April 25, 2019, about the complex relationship between Islam and feminism for an endowed lecture given every two years in honor of former Hartford Seminary dean and professor Willem A. Bijlefeld.
Faculty In The News
Professor Najib George Awad Presents Paper at Sorbonne
April 24, 2019
Professor Najib George Awad traveled to Paris recently to read a paper titled Al-Madina Document in Contemporary Arab-Muslim and Western Scholarship: Surveying and Assessing some Intellectual Orientations and Reading Strategies.
Campus Events
Dr. Sarah Sayeed Will Speak at Graduation on May 17
April 24, 2019
Hartford Seminary is pleased to announce that Dr. Sarah Sayeed, Senior Advisor in the Community Affairs Unit of the Mayor’s Office of New York City, will speak at graduation on Friday, May 17.
General HIU News
President Lohr Responds to Deadly Attacks in Sri Lanka
April 22, 2019
In response to the attacks in Sri Lanka that killed at least 250 people and injured 500 or more, President Joel N. Lohr issued this response.
General HIU News
President Joel N. Lohr Stands in Support of Hartford Mosque that Received Threat
April 20, 2019
President Joel N. Lohr was among public officials and religious leaders who showed their support on Friday for the Muhammad Islamic Center of Greater Hartford, which received a violent and racist threat last month. State Sen. Saud Anwar of East Hartford organized the gathering, which was held on a day that marked both Good Friday and the start of Passover.
Faculty In The News
Professor Scott Thumma Quoted in Article about Declining Church Membership
April 18, 2019
Professor Scott Thumma, who teaches about the sociology of religion and directs the Hartford Institute for Religion Research, was quoted in a widely distributed Associated Press article about declining church membership in the U.S. over the last 20 years.
Campus Events
Hartford Seminary Hosts Interfaith Seder
April 12, 2019
Dr. Deena Grant, Associate Professor of Jewish Studies, gathered about 20 students, faculty, staff, and friends on April 11 for an Interfaith Seder at Hartford Seminary.
General HIU News
Student Nihal Khan Chosen for FASPE Ethics Fellowship
April 12, 2019
Nihal Ahmad Khan, a student in the Master of Arts in Religious Studies program, is among 14 seminary students and “early-career clergy” who will participate in the 2019 Seminary Program of the Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics (FASPE).
Alumni News
Alum Spotlight: BMP Grad Promoted to Associate Dean at Columbia Theological Seminary
April 10, 2019
Dr. Jeffery Tribble Sr., who graduated from Hartford Seminary’s Black Ministries Program in 1985, has been appointed Associate Dean of Advanced Professional Studies at Columbia Theological Seminary (CTS) in Decatur, GA.
Faculty In The News
Global Sisters Report Features Professor Miriam Therese Winter's U.N. Talk
April 10, 2019
The Global Sisters Report covered this year’s 63rd United National Conference on Women with a particular focus on the words of Professor Miriam Therese Winter, who led a conference event called “Transformative Spirituality: Living in and through the Spirit.”