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Arthur Vining Davis Foundations Grant $200,000 for Peacebuilding Collaboration

October 5, 2023

Hartford International University for Religion and Peace (HIU) has received a $200,000 grant from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations to expand American participation in the MA in International Peacebuilding (MAP).

General HIU News

Emerita Professor MT Winter to Celebrate 25 Years of the Women’s Leadership Institute

September 27, 2023

Hartford International University for Religion and Peace will celebrate 25 years of the Women’s Leadership Institute (WLI) and look to the future via Zoom on Wednesday, Oct. 18, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. 

Faculty In The News

Dr. Walter Earl Fluker Receives Prestigious 'Freedom of Worship' Award from Roosevelt Institute

September 26, 2023

Dr. Walter Earl Fluker, Distinguished Professor of the Howard Thurman Center at HIU, was recognized as one of the most prominent leaders of our time with the Freedom of Worship Award from The Roosevelt Institute on Saturday, Sept. 23, at a ceremony in Hyde Park, N.Y.

General HIU News

Hartford International Signs MOU with University in Indonesia

September 15, 2023

Hartford International University for Religion and Peace has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with PTIQ University of Jakarta in Indonesia. The agreement aims to strengthen academic cooperation and promote mutual understanding between the two institutions.

Alumni News

Bishop Alford Miller '92 Receives National Award for Volunteer Work

September 13, 2023

On Aug. 28, 2023, Black Ministries Program graduate Bishop Alford Miller ‘92 received the prestigious U.S. Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award.

General HIU News

Spiritual Life Center Blesses New Home on Hartford International Campus

September 11, 2023

The Spiritual Life Center, which has had three previous Hartford-area homes in the last 41 years, now has a fourth home on the campus of Hartford International University for Religion and Peace.

General HIU News

New Report Shows Churches Rebounding in Some Areas, Struggling in Others

September 5, 2023

A comprehensive report from HIU's Hartford Institute for Religion Research regarding the condition of the nation’s churches presents a combination of positive signs of recovery and persistent challenges following the pandemic’s impact.

General HIU News

Indonesian Scholars Join HIU Community

September 5, 2023

A cohort of seven Indonesian J-1 scholars joined the HIU community in early September.

Faculty In The News

President Joel N. Lohr’s Book ‘Mitka’s Secret’ Published in German

August 30, 2023

The book Mitka's Secret: A True Story of Child Slavery and Surviving the Holocaust, co-authored by President Joel N. Lohr, was published in July 2021. Now, it is available in a German translation.