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Professor Najib Awad Gives Paper on Syrian ‘Refugee Crisis’ and Records Podcast

July 3, 2018

In June, Professor Najib George Awad read a paper titled “Deciphering the Genome of Crisis in the Syrian ‘Refugee Crisis’: Toward a Hermeneutic Tripod” at a conference of “The Church and Migration: Global (in)Difference?”

Alumni News, Campus Events

Alum Dr. Terrlyn L. Curry Avery Speaks to Religious Wounding and How to Heal

July 2, 2018

Cooperative Master of Divinity graduate Dr. Terrlyn L. Curry Avery led a lively discussion on June 27 called “Wounded by Religion; Healed by the Sacred.”

Alumni News, General HIU News

President Heidi Hadsell Attends Conference in Budapest

July 2, 2018

President Heidi Hadsell moderated and served on several panels last month at the 2018 annual conference of the International Council of Christians and Jews (ICCJ) in Budapest, Hungary.

Alumni News

Alum Spotlight: Chaplain Asma Inge-Hanif Honored

June 7, 2018

When it comes to volunteering, Hartford Seminary graduate Chaplain Asma Inge-Hanif is one of the best.

Student News

Student Amy Langston Selected for Summer Program in Switzerland

June 5, 2018

Amy Langston, a 2018 graduate of the International Peacemaking Program and current Master of Arts in Religious Studies student, has been selected for the Certificate of Advanced Studies in Interreligious Studies (CASIS) summer school program at the Bossey Ecumenical Institute of the World Council of Churches near Geneva, Switzerland.

Student News

International Peacemaking Fellow Makes Short Film about Muslim Women

June 4, 2018

As a final project for “Maidservants of Allah: Women and Gender in Islam,” International Peacemaking Program Fellow Emily Barger made a 15-minute film titled “Just a Woman.”

Student News

Video: Final Chapel and Winning Sermon

June 4, 2018

Hartford Seminary hosted a Sermon Contest this spring, and the winning speaker had the opportunity to preach at our final 2017-18 chapel service in addition to a cash prize.

James K. Robertson Jr.

General HIU News

James K. Robertson Jr. Elected Chair of Hartford Seminary Board of Trustees

May 30, 2018

Hartford Seminary’s Board of Trustees has elected James K. Robertson Jr. as its chair. A prominent litigator, Robertson is a partner in the law firm Carmody, Torrance, Sandak, Hennessey LLP, as well as a recently ordained minister.

President Heidi Hadsell Visits Islamic University of Rotterdam

Faculty In The News

President Heidi Hadsell Visits Islamic University of Rotterdam

May 29, 2018

President Heidi Hadsell is visiting the Islamic University of Rotterdam (IUR), a partner with Hartford Seminary.

Hartford Seminary Graduation Day

Student News

Winning Student Papers Posted

May 24, 2018

Following the conferring of degrees at graduation, Hartford Seminary writing prizes were presented to three students