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Professor Deena Grant Leads Celebration of Sukkot

October 11, 2017

The sukkah built on Hartford Seminary’s front lawn to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Sukkot was a bit battered by a few days of wind and rain, but it served its purpose on Tuesday as an interfaith group gathered to learn about the holiday and eat a simple meal together.

Student News

Peacemaker Profile: Laurie Gaum of South Africa

October 9, 2017

Our 2017-18 class of International Peacemaking Program fellows includes nine students from the U.S. and five other countries. We asked each one of them the same set of questions.

Faculty In The News

Listen to President Heidi Hadsell's Interview on WNPR

October 6, 2017

President Heidi Hadsell was a guest on WNPR’s “Where We Live” with host Lucy Nalpathanjal on Friday, Sept. 29, from 9 – 10 a.m. Listen to the podcast at this link.

Faculty In The News, General HIU News

Sukkah Goes Up on Hartford Seminary Grounds

October 4, 2017

Jewish Studies Professor Deena Grant led students, faculty and staff in the building of a sukkah to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Sukkot.

Faculty In The News

Professor M.T. Winter to Lead Worship at 2017 Women in Ministry Conference

October 4, 2017

Professor M.T. Winter will lead the closing worship at the 2017 Women in Ministry Conference at Princeton Theological Seminary on Oct. 25.

Alumni News

Impact Story: Using the Arts to Sow Seeds of Compassion

October 4, 2017

As the leader of a church in Salisbury, CT, that is 98 percent white, the Rev. Dr. Diane Monti-Catania felt the need to shake things up a bit.

Faculty In The News, General HIU News

President Heidi Hadsell Will Be a Guest on WNPR's 'Where We Live'

September 27, 2017

President Heidi Hadsell will be a guest on WNPR’s “Where We Live” with host Lucy Nalpathanjal on Friday, Sept. 29, from 9 – 10 a.m. Tune in at FM 90.5 or listen later to a podcast at this link.

Faculty In The News

Professor David D. Grafton Contributes Book Chapter on Christian-Muslim Relations

September 27, 2017

Professor David D. Grafton contributed a chapter on "Christians and Muslims in the Americas" to the new Routledge Handbook on Christian-Muslim Relations. 

Alumni News

Impact Story: Building Resilience among Millennials

September 26, 2017

The Rev. Dr. Tracy Mehr-Muska, who is a chaplain at Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT, read and observed that millennials could sometimes struggle with resiliency.

General HIU News

Indonesian Educators Visit Hartford Seminary

September 19, 2017

When a contingent from Hartford Seminary visited Indonesia in fall 2016, it paid a visit to an Islamic boarding school in Jakarta and was greeted by a parade of performing students.