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Trustees Commit to Match up to $40,000 in Gifts to Annual Fund
June 2, 2016
In just one year we have announced plans to launch a first-of-its-kind Ph.D. program in Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim Relations, expanded the impact of the incredibly popular International Peacemaking Program, launched a successful professional development gathering for college chaplains, added two full-time faculty members to the Macdonald Center and saw a doubling of enrollment in our Doctor of Ministry program.
General HIU News
Hartford Seminary Partners with Boston University for Cooperative Master of Divinity Program
May 26, 2016
Hartford Seminary has an exciting new partner for its Cooperative Master of Divinity program: Boston University’s School of Theology.
General HIU News
Three New Trustees Named to Board
May 26, 2016
The Hartford Seminary Board of Trustees welcomed three new members at the Annual Meeting on May 9th on campus. Two newly-appointed trustees, Clare Feldman and Dean Ahlberg, will serve three-year terms, while faculty trustee Feryal Salem was appointed to a two-year term.
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Aida Mansoor Awarded Celie J. Terry Prize
May 19, 2016
The Celie J. Terry Prize, established by Sanford Cloud Jr., Former Chair of Hartford Seminary’s Board of Trustees, is awarded each year to a student who demonstrates a commitment to academic achievement and excellence in interfaith community work in Greater Hartford.
Campus Events
Posthumous Honorary Degree Awarded to Dr. Jamal Barzinji
May 19, 2016
A posthumous Honorary Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, was awarded to Dr. Jamal Barzinji, who passed away in 2015, at Hartford Seminary’s graduation on May 13, 2016.
Faculty In The News
Faculty in the News - May 2016
May 18, 2016
Prof. Najib Awad participated in the annual conference of North American Patristic Society (NAPS) in Chicago during Memorial Day weekend.
Student News
Islamic Chaplaincy Graduate Will Wrestle for Haiti in 2016 Olympics
May 16, 2016
Hartford Seminary was thrilled to learn that 2014 Islamic Chaplaincy Program graduate Asnage Castelly will wrestle for Haiti in the 2016 Olympics, and in fact, has made history as Haiti’s first Olympic wrestler.
Campus Events
Hartford Seminary Sends 75 Students Out into the World with 'Awe'
May 15, 2016
Seventy-five students were recognized with leadership certificates, graduate certificates and degrees ranging up to Ph.D. at the late afternoon graduation.
Faculty In The News
Prof. Miriam Therese Winter Awarded Honorary Degree from University of Hartford
May 15, 2016
Hartford Seminary professor Miriam Therese Winter was awarded the honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from the University of Hartford at its graduation ceremonies on Saturday.
Faculty In The News
A Celebratory Send-Off for Prof. Yehezkel Landau
May 12, 2016
Over the years he has been at Hartford Seminary, Prof. Yehezkel Landau has taken on numerous titles. He was the first Jewish core faculty member, the holder of the Abrahamic Partnerships Chair, and the Director of the Building Abrahamic Partnerships Program. The titles, though, don’t fully capture the deep impact he has had on the community.