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Professor Seyfeddin Kara Delivers Lecture on Coexistence
May 15, 2018
Seyfeddin Kara, Assistant Professor of Shi’i Studies and Relations between Islamic Schools of Thought, delivered a lecture Monday via Zoom from London on "The Art of Coexistence in the Teachings of the Shi'i Imams."
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General HIU News
Graduates Go Out into the World with Wise Words from Alums
May 12, 2018
President Heidi Hadsell, presiding over her final graduation before retirement, chose six alumni to address the graduates as they themselves became alumni. She also spoke briefly about her own 18-year tenure at Hartford Seminary.
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Graduates Celebrated at Black Ministries Program Banquet
May 11, 2018
The annual banquet of the Black Ministries Program on May 10, 2018, was a celebration of the hard work done by the 14 men and women graduating from the long-running program.
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Faculty In The News
Professor Najib Awad Contributes Work to Anthology, Journal
May 10, 2018
Professor Najib Awad contributed a chapter titled Interreligious Relations to a new anthology
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Student News
International Peacemaking Fellows Tour New York City
May 9, 2018
The 2017-18 cohort of International Peacemaking Program (IPP) Fellows wrapped up the yearlong scholarship program with a trip to New York City.
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General HIU News
South Windsor Proclamation Congratulates President Heidi Hadsell
May 9, 2018
M. Saud Anwar, Mayor of South Windsor and a Hartford Seminary corporator, has presented President Heidi Hadsell with a Proclamation thanking her for her service and congratulating her on her retirement, planned for June 30 of this year.
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Board of Trustees Welcomes Three New Members
May 8, 2018
The Hartford Seminary Board of Trustees welcomed three new board members during its annual meeting on Monday, May 7.
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Hartford Seminary Mourns Passing of Rabbi Aaron D. Panken, President of Hebrew-Union College
May 6, 2018
A prominent colleague in theological education was lost on May 5, 2018, with the passing of Rabbi Aaron D. Panken, President of the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion.
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Faculty In The News
Fall Lineup Announced for Islamic Studies and Chaplaincy Program
May 3, 2018
Hartford Seminary has assembled a strong lineup of faculty for 2018-19 in the area of Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim Relations, as well as Islamic Chaplaincy.
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Plowshares Founders to Be Awarded Honorary Degrees at Graduation
May 3, 2018
At graduation on May 11, Hartford Seminary will award two honorary degrees, one posthumously, to the founders of Plowshares Institute, the Rev. Dr. Robert A. and Alice Frazer Evans.