Alumni News

Peacebuilding Alum Builds Anti-Poverty Program Leasing Motorbikes in Nigeria

March 14, 2024

 Dogara Simon Danbaba, MA in International Peacebuilding '22, has implemented a project that he began planning while a student at HIU.

General HIU News

BMP Retreat Brings Distance and Local Students Together

March 12, 2024

Last weekend was the final Black Ministries Program (BMP) retreat for the 2023-24 academic year. The retreat is a new implementation that fulfills the residency component of the BMP Leadership Certificate, made possible by the Lilly Endowment's Pathways for Tomorrow Initiative. The overarching retreat theme was "From Faith to Fulfillment." 

General HIU News

Retired School Superintendent Finds Community at HIU

March 12, 2024

As an English teacher, principal, and superintendent, Tom McMorran has always been interested in creating a healthy, vibrant community for the students. After retiring, he joined our MA in Interreligious Studies, where he found a community that offered a similar environment he created for them. 

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Apr 02

12:00 pm

The Marrow of Worship: Muslim and Christian Supplication Practices during Ramadan and Lent

Join Dr. Lucinda Mosher and Dr. Hossein Kamaly as they reflect on Muslim and Christian devotional practices and literature characteristic of these two great seasons of fasting. Dr. Lucinda Mosher is the Senior Scholar for Continuing and Professional Education; Faculty Associate in Interreligious

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Apr 18

7:00 pm

The Three Amigos on 'Friendship and Transcendence'

A Priest, Rabbi and Imam – Mons. Joseph Donnelly, Rabbi Eric Polokoff and Imam Gazmend Aga – are known in Connecticut as “The Three Amigos.” The trio have been friends and interfaith partners for years, and first lectured together in 2010. In 2019 a nun dubbed them “The Three Amigos," and the

Alumni News, Student News

Married Peacebuilders Effect Change in Nigeria

March 5, 2024

International Peacemaking Program (IPP) alum James Danladi ‘20 and  MA in International Peacebuilding (MAP) student Shekhe Danladi met in their teens when Shekhe’s family moved to Nasarawa, escaping from interreligious violence in another state of Northern Nigeria. Their interests in fostering peace and care for others quickly united them, and both are making their peacebuilding dreams a reality. “He is very creative, and I’m very hands-on,” Shekhe says.

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Jul 12

6:00 pm

Sacred Earth Sacred Soul - Celtic Wisdom 3

Sacred Earth Sacred Soul - Celtic Wisdom 3 In 2016 John Philip Newell began a teaching initiative of annual retreats to help reawaken awareness of the sacred in all things through the recovery of Celtic wisdom for today and to help translate this awareness into compassionate action in our lives and

General HIU News

Indonesian Scholar Reflection: HIU Is Not an Ordinary Campus

February 20, 2024

Hartford International University (HIU) is not just an ordinary campus; it is a common home that nurtures all people with their beliefs and convictions. The door is made of the spirit of tolerance and respect so that it is open to anyone who wants to enter it. The roof is made of humanity and peace that is always upheld to nurture others. The walls are made of mutual trust that safeguards everyone from various bullets of division and strife.

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Mar 05

12:00 pm

Webinar Series - Antisemitism and Islamophobia: Then and Now

Hartford International University for Religion and Peace will host a four-part lunchtime webinar series that explores the roots – and the current manifestations – of hatred and bigotry toward Jews and Muslims. Two scholars will focus on what’s happening today and two will delve into ancient and

General HIU News

Indonesian Scholar and Imam Visits HIU

February 19, 2024

On Saturday, Feb. 17, Dr. Nasaruddin Umar, the rector of PTIQ University, a higher education institution specializing in Quranic sciences, visited the students from PTIQ who are currently studying at HIU. PTIQ University and HIU have a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) strengthening the educational partnership between the two institutions.    

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