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Professor Juan Cole Describes Iran Deal and Shi'i Stance on Nuclear Weapons
January 27, 2017
Professor Juan R.I. Cole of the University of Michigan spoke to an engaged audience on Thursday about the Iran nuclear deal and how it relates to the prohibition against nuclear weapons by the country’s ruling Shi’i clerics.
General HIU News
Dr. Seyfeddin Kara to Fill First-Of-Its-Kind Chair for Shi’i Studies
January 23, 2017
President Heidi Hadsell is pleased to announce that Dr. Seyfeddin Kara will occupy the Imam Ali Chair in Shi’i Studies and Dialogue among Islamic Legal Schools. The chair is the first dedicated to Shi’i Studies in North America
General HIU News
Hartford Seminary Hires Dr. Deena Grant for Jewish Studies Chair
January 23, 2017
President Heidi Hadsell is pleased to announce that Dr. Deena Grant will occupy the Jewish Studies Chair, starting July 1 as Associate Professor of Jewish Studies.
Faculty In The News
Professor Feryal Salem Represents Seminary at MAS-ICNA Convention
January 18, 2017
Professor Feryal Salem spoke about Hartford Seminary and the Islamic Chaplaincy Program at the 15th Annual Convention of the Muslim American Society and the Islamic Circle of North America (MAS-ICNA) in late December. The topic was American Muslims: Islamic Duties and Civic Obligations.
Alumni News
Alum Spotlight: For Janice Lautier, ‘The World Opened Up’ at Hartford Seminary
January 12, 2017
As it does for many alumni/ae, Hartford Seminary holds a special place in the heart of Janice Lautier of Southington, CT. And like many alums, the story of how she found the school has its roots in heeding a call from God.
Faculty In The News
Professor David D. Grafton's Essay Published as Part of International Research Project on Christian-Muslim Relations
January 6, 2017
Professor David D. Grafton is involved in an ongoing international research project that is producing Christian-Muslim Relations: A Bibliographic History.
General HIU News
Scott Thumma Named Interim Academic Dean
January 6, 2017
President Heidi Hadsell is pleased to announce that Scott Thumma, Professor of Sociology of Religion and Director of the Doctor of Ministry program, will serve as Academic Dean for the next 18 months.
General HIU News
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.