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Plowshares Institute Adds to International Peacemaking Enrichment Fund
January 3, 2017
Since announcing in 2015 that Simsbury, CT-based Plowshares Institute would close, founders Alice and Bob Evans have chosen to continue the institute’s legacy as an agent of change around the world through several substantial gifts to Hartford Seminary, including $85,170 that was donated in the fall of 2016.
General HIU News
Alum Spotlight: Sami Aziz Launches Common Ground Services
January 3, 2017
Sami Aziz, a 2015 graduate of Hartford Seminary’s Islamic Chaplaincy Program who is now enrolled in our Doctor of Ministry program, has opened a business called Common Ground Services to build bridges and educate communities on a myriad of hot-button topics surrounding Muslims.
General HIU News
Seminary Welcomes Director of Development and External Relations
January 2, 2017
President Heidi Hadsell is pleased to announce that Mark J. Drozdowski, Ed.D., has joined Hartford Seminary as Director of Development and External Relations.
Faculty In The News
Prof. Brian Clark Joins Conversation on Jesus on WNPR's Colin McEnroe Show
December 21, 2016
Prof. Brian Clark, Faculty Associate in World Christianity and Director of Online Learning, appeared on the Colin McEnroe Show on WNPR today for a conversation around a new book, Confessions of a Secular Jesus Follower: Finding Answers in Jesus for Those Who Don’t Believe.
Faculty In The News
Prof. Feryal Salem Travels to Abu Dhabi for 'Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies' Forum
December 20, 2016
Prof. Feryal Salem (at left in photo) was among the 400 faith leaders, academics and dignitaries from around the world at the Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies Forum in Abu Dhabi this week.
Faculty In The News
Prof. Najib Awad Lectures in Vienna on Syrian Crisis
December 15, 2016
Prof. Najib Awad gave a lecture on Dec. 14 in the Episcopalian/Anglican Church of Vienna. His lecture was titled The Syrian Crisis: Yesterday and Today.
General HIU News
Prof. Feryal Salem Launches First Book
December 9, 2016
Prof. Feryal Salem spoke about her first published book to an appreciative audience on Monday. She described Ibn al-Mubārak, the subject of her monograph, as the “Forrest Gump of the 2nd Islamic Century.”
General HIU News
Board Chair: 'Nancy Butler Was a Pillar of Strength and a Guiding Force'
December 7, 2016
The Hartford Seminary community mourns the passing of Pastor Nancy Carroll Butler, who served on the Seminary’s Board of Trustees from 2006-2009. She had been diagnosed with ALS in 2015.
Faculty In The News
Wall Street Journal Article on Bridgeport Islamic Center Quotes Prof. David D. Grafton
December 6, 2016
The United Congregational Church in Bridgeport has decided to sell its 1920s-era church to the Bridgeport Islamic Cultural Center, and to work with the center on community programs including soup kitchen and a homeless shelter.
Alumni News
Alum Spotlight: Marisa Brown Ludwig
December 2, 2016
I love many aspects of pastoral ministry, but particular passions of mine are growing church that is safe and inclusive for LGBTQIA community and building a local family of interfaith communities who connect in worship and mission together. Both of these things are flourishing for me in Western Mass!