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General HIU News
Convocation Ushers in 184th Year with 'Holy Discontent'September 6, 2017
Hartford Seminary kicked off its 184th year with a Convocation centered on the theme of “Holy Discontent.”
Faculty In The News
Professor David D. Grafton Gives Paper at Christian-Muslim Conference in ScotlandSeptember 5, 2017
Professor David D. Grafton was in Edinburgh, Scotland, this week for The Inaugural Conference of the Christian-Muslim Studies Network.
Faculty In The News
Professor Timur Yuskaev's First Book Available for Pre-OrderSeptember 1, 2017
Professor Timur Yuskaev’s first book, Speaking Qur’an: An American Scripture (Studies in Comparative Religion), is now available for pre-order on Amazon.com at this link.
Student News
Spotlight: Islamic Chaplaincy Student Rescues Flood Victims in TexasSeptember 1, 2017
Jamal Bey, a student in our Islamic Chaplaincy Program, is from Katy, Texas. This past week he and other volunteer rescuers pulled dozens of people from the surging floodwaters around Grand Mission, a subdivision in Houston.
Alumni News, General HIU News
Hartford Seminary Contingent Takes Part in Interfaith Dialogue at Buddhist TempleAugust 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 DialogueAugust 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 StadiumAugust 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 UniversityAugust 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.