Scott Thumma

Faculty In The News

Article on Megachurch Diversity Quotes Interim Academic Dean Scott Thumma

October 23, 2017

The Charlotte Observer’s take on a white pastor who leads a racially diverse megachurch in North Carolina included a quote from Interim Academic Dean Scott Thumma, an expert on megachurches.

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Student News

Impact Story: Cornell's First Muslim Chaplain Making a Difference

October 23, 2017

Islamic Chaplaincy student Yasin Ahmed has only been in his new job at Cornell University for a few months, but already he is making a difference.

Professor Feryal Salem

Faculty In The News

Professor Feryal Salem Speaking at St. Patrick-St. Anthony Church, Wisdom House

October 20, 2017

Professor Feryal Salem has several speaking engagements over the next few weeks, including a two-part program about “Moral Leadership” at St. Patrick-St. Anthony Church in Hartford and a study retreat program on Imam Ghazali and Islamic Spirituality at Wisdom House Retreat and Conference Center in Litchfield.

Rev. Dr. Cynthia Carr

Alumni News

Impact Story: Involving an Entire Congregation in Confirmation for Teenagers

October 17, 2017

The Rev. Dr. Cynthia Carr was leading a small congregation, the First Church of Christ in Unionville, CT, when she discovered that three high school students needed to be confirmed.

Allyson Zacharoff

Student News

Peacemaker Profile: Allyson Zacharoff of the U.S.

October 17, 2017

Our 2017-18 class of International Peacemaking Program fellows includes nine students, four from the U.S. and five from other countries. We asked each one of them the same set of questions.

David Grafton

Faculty In The News

Professor David D. Grafton Speaking at Three October Gatherings

October 12, 2017

  Professor David D. Grafton has a busy October lined up.

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Student News

Student Mike Corey Travels to Hurricane-Ravaged Puerto Rico to Help with Communications

October 11, 2017

Mike Corey, a student in Hartford Seminary’s Master of Arts in Transformative Leadership and Spirituality program, is also the Emergency Preparedness Manager with the National Association for Amateur Radio in Newington. In that role, he is in Puerto Rico helping the bridge the communications gap that occurred after Hurricane Maria devastated the island in mid-September.

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Faculty In The News, General HIU News

Professor Deena Grant Leads Celebration of Sukkot

October 11, 2017

The sukkah built on Hartford Seminary’s front lawn to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Sukkot was a bit battered by a few days of wind and rain, but it served its purpose on Tuesday as an interfaith group gathered to learn about the holiday and eat a simple meal together.

Laurie Gaum of South Africa

Student News

Peacemaker Profile: Laurie Gaum of South Africa

October 9, 2017

Our 2017-18 class of International Peacemaking Program fellows includes nine students from the U.S. and five other countries. We asked each one of them the same set of questions.

President Heidi Hadsell's Interview on WNPR

Faculty In The News

Listen to President Heidi Hadsell's Interview on WNPR

October 6, 2017

President Heidi Hadsell was a guest on WNPR’s “Where We Live” with host Lucy Nalpathanjal on Friday, Sept. 29, from 9 – 10 a.m. Listen to the podcast at this link.

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