Alumni News
HIU Peacebuilders Connect Unexpectedly in Italy
August 27, 2026
Alumnae Hina Khan ’25 and Elena Dini ’14 crossed paths unexpectedly this summer in Assisi, Italy, while participating in a program hosted by the Elijah Interfaith Institute.
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Equinox Earth Songs: An Evening with Terry HermsenCome hear poet and songwriter Terry Hermsen for a soulful evening of ecologically informed love, outrage, mourning, wit, and joy. In poems and songs, Terry will trace the existential shift into eco-awakening and belonging, inviting us with him into this journey of creating restorative Earth
General HIU News
HIU Mourns Passing of Former President Barbara Brown Zikmund
August 18, 2026
The HIU community mourns the passing of Dr. Barbara Brown Zikmund, 86, known affectionately to colleagues and friends as "BBZ." Dr. Zikmund was a trailblazer in theological circles, beginning as the first woman to teach on the faculty of Chicago Theological Seminary.
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Convocation 2026Help us celebrate HIU as it opens its 193rd academic year.Convocation will be face-to-face in the Meeting Room at 77 Sherman Street as well as livestreamed on Facebook at this link: https://www.facebook.com/hartfordinternationalAll are welcome!
General HIU News
HIU Honors Employees at Annual Roseann Lezak Staff Appreciation Luncheon
August 10, 2026
Hartford International University for Religion and Peace (HIU) recognized the important role of its employees at the annual Roseann Lezak Staff Appreciation Luncheon.
General HIU News
HIU Receives $1.5 Million Continuation Grant from Lilly Endowment Inc.
August 5, 2026
Hartford International University has been awarded a three-year, $1,575,923 continuation grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to support the next phase of a five-year study conducted by its Hartford Institute for Religion Research (HIRR): Exploring the Pandemic Impact on Congregations (EPIC).
Faculty In The News
Dr. Bilal Ansari to Speak at Prestigious ACPE Conference
August 5, 2026
Dr. Bilal Ansari, Co-Director of the Master of Arts in Chaplaincy program at HIU, has been invited to speak at the ACPE 2026 Annual Conference. The invitation comes at the recommendation of the Association of Muslim Chaplains, highlighting Dr. Ansari’s national standing as a scholar-practitioner in spiritual care and education.
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