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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.”

Faculty In The News

Professor Najib George Awad Joins Board of Believers Without Borders

April 8, 2019

Dr. Najib George Awad, Associate Professor of Christian Theology, was recently invited to join the Board of Trustees of the Believers Without Borders (Mūʾminuwn bilā Ḥudud) Institute for Interreligious Relations and Intellectual Research based in Rabat, Morocco.

Faculty In The News

Professor Deena Grant's Article Published in Journal of Interreligious Studies

April 5, 2019

Professor Deena Grant’s article, How to Love God: Deuteronomy, Early Rabbinic Literature, and Gospel Texts, was published in the March 20 issues of the Journal of Interreligious Studies.