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Alum Spotlight: Malik Shakoor Named Muslim Chaplain at Wesleyan UniversityOctober 18, 2018
Malik Shakoor earned his degree in Islamic Chaplaincy this May, and very shortly thereafter found a position as a chaplain at Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT.
Alumni News
Alum Spotlight: Rasheed Rabbi Presents Two PapersOctober 15, 2018
Rasheed Rabbi, who earned an MA in Religious Studies in 2016 and a Graduate Certificate in Islamic Chaplaincy in 2018, recently presented two papers.
Faculty In The News
Interim Academic Dean David D. Grafton Moderates Panel at Conference on JerusalemOctober 10, 2018
Interim Academic Dean David D. Grafton was in Houston on Oct. 11 to moderate a panel titled “Jerusalem: Towards an Inclusive Religious Discourse: Jewish, Muslim and Christian Perspectives.”
General HIU News
Hartford Seminary Receives $1 Million Grant from Lilly EndowmentOctober 8, 2018
Hartford Seminary has received a grant of $999,790 to help establish a program called Thriving in Poor Soil: Creating a Pastoral Innovation Network of New England Clergy. It is part of Lilly Endowment Inc.’s Thriving in Ministry, an initiative that supports a variety of religious organizations across the nation.
General HIU News
Hartford Business Journal Publishes Q&A with President Joel N. LohrOctober 1, 2018
The Hartford Business Journal featured Hartford Seminary President Joel N. Lohr in its “Newsmakers” column on Oct. 1, 2018.
General HIU News
Hartford Seminary Students Gather to Learn about SukkotSeptember 28, 2018
With Muslim, Christian and Jewish students in attendance, Professor Deena Grant gave a short lesson about the Jewish holiday of Sukkot and invited students to eat inside Hartford Seminary’s sukkah.
Campus Events
Dr. Karim Douglas Crow Speaks on Sunni-Shi'a DivideSeptember 28, 2018
Dr. Karim Douglas Crow, Scholar-Coordinator on Islamic Thought and Muslim Modernity for the Council for Research in Values and Philosophy in Washington, D.C., spoke on Sept. 25, 2018, about the Sunni-Shi’a divide.
Alumni News
Impact Story: The Rev. Dr. Joseph Ewoodzie Engages His CongregationSeptember 26, 2018
For his Doctor of Ministry project, the Rev. Dr. Joseph Ewoodzie decided to find practical ways of engaging his congregation, helping them recognize the difference between doing “for” the poor and working “with” the poor.
Alumni News
Alum Spotlight: Debra Tyler to Display 50-Foot 'Earth Scripture' Scroll
September 20, 2018
Debra Tyler, who graduated in 2015 with a Master of Arts focusing in Spirituality, has created an intricate 50-foot scroll that will be displayed in full at the Lake Carmel Arts Center from Sept. 29-Oct. 8.
Alumni News
Alum Spotlight: The Rev. Dr. Susan J. Foster Publishes Book on Retreats
September 20, 2018
Susan J. Foster, a graduate of Hartford Seminary’s Doctor of Ministry program and a pastor, has a new book out called Retreats to Go: Twelve Creative Programs that Renew and Refresh.