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.
General HIU News
Dr. Scott Thumma Discusses Post-Pandemic Rise in Church Attendance on WNPR
August 4, 2026
Faculty In The News
Dr. Amy-Jill Levine Named First Jewish President of Catholic Biblical Association
August 4, 2026
Dr. Amy-Jill Levine has been named president of the Catholic Biblical Association of America, the first Jewish person to take on that role.
General HIU News
2026-27 MA in International Peacebuilding Students
August 3, 2026
Students have been selected for our highly competitive MA in International Peacebuilding for 2026-27. The program is a one-year, residential, 36-credit, master’s degree program where students develop interreligious literacy and acquire constructive conflict intervention skills through a combination of service-learning, traditional courses, experiential courses, and project-based learning. Below are the profiles of our incoming class, which will begin studies in August.
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