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Hartford Seminary Contingent Takes Part in Interfaith Dialogue at Buddhist Temple
August 29, 2017
Academic Dean Scott Thumma led a contingent of 11 Hartford Seminary students and alumni to participate in a dialogue at Shinnyo-en NY Temple in White Plains, N.Y., on Saturday.
Alumni News, Faculty In The News
President Heidi Hadsell Travels to Iran to Participate in Dialogue
August 25, 2017
President Heidi Hadsell traveled to Iran this month as one of six members of a World Council of Churches delegation participating in the 9th round of Dialogue with the Centre for Interreligious Dialogue and Civilization (CID) of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Alumni News
Hartford Seminary Alumni/ae Cheer on the Yard Goats at New Stadium
August 21, 2017
Hartford Seminary purchased a block of tickets for alumni to experience the new Dunkin' Donuts Park in Hartford, home of the Yard Goats, a Double-A farm team of the Colorado Rockies.
Faculty In The News
Jewish Studies Professor Deena Grant Gives Paper at Catholic University
August 16, 2017
Our new Professor of Jewish Studies, Deena Grant, gave a paper at the Catholic Biblical Association Annual Meeting (Aug. 5-8) at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.
General HIU News
Hartford Seminary Statement Regarding Charlottesville
August 16, 2017
On behalf of Hartford Seminary and its many supporters in Connecticut, the United States and across the world, we denounce in the strongest possible terms the hatred, bigotry and intolerance espoused by the White Supremacists, the Ku Klux Klansmen and the Neo-Nazis who this past weekend rampaged through Charlottesville, Virginia, leaving three people dead and many injured.
General HIU News
Seminary Welcomes Communications and Development Associate
August 15, 2017
Hartford Seminary welcomes Steven Havira as the new Communications and Development Associate. Steven has recently located from Cincinnati, Ohio, having worked in religious higher education for the past three years. He previously worked in the media/film industry.
General HIU News
Allison Norton Joins Seminary as Visiting Assistant Professor of World Christianity and Religious Studies
August 15, 2017
Our new post-doc Allison Norton arrived on campus this summer. She spoke recently with us about the work she will do.
General HIU News
Erica Dollhopf Joins Seminary as Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion and Society
August 15, 2017
We spoke recently to Erica Dollhopf, who joins us this fall for a post-doctoral position.
Faculty In The News
Academic Dean Scott Thumma Quoted in Article on Bible Museum
August 14, 2017
The Religion News Service quotes Academic Dean Scott Thumma in a widely distributed article about looted or smuggled antiquities in museums around the world, and a specific case involving the not-yet-open Museum of the Bible.
Faculty In The News
Dr. Lucinda Mosher Has New Book, New Award and New Appointment
August 14, 2017
Georgetown University Press has recently published the most recent in the Building Bridges series edited by alumna and Faculty Associate Lucinda Mosher and co-editor David Marshall. God’s Creativity and Human Action: Christian and Muslim Perspectives.