General HIU News

Director of Library Services Hired With Eye Toward Online Learning

January 30, 2017

Hartford Seminary has hired Ann Crawford as Director of Library Services as it looks to expand its online course offerings, President Heidi Hadsell has announced.

Campus Events

Professor Juan Cole Describes Iran Deal and Shi'i Stance on Nuclear Weapons

January 27, 2017

Professor Juan R.I. Cole of the University of Michigan spoke to an engaged audience on Thursday about the Iran nuclear deal and how it relates to the prohibition against nuclear weapons by the country’s ruling Shi’i clerics.

General HIU News

Dr. Seyfeddin Kara to Fill First-Of-Its-Kind Chair for Shi’i Studies

January 23, 2017

President Heidi Hadsell is pleased to announce that Dr. Seyfeddin Kara will occupy the Imam Ali Chair in Shi’i Studies and Dialogue among Islamic Legal Schools. The chair is the first dedicated to Shi’i Studies in North America

General HIU News

Hartford Seminary Hires Dr. Deena Grant for Jewish Studies Chair

January 23, 2017

President Heidi Hadsell is pleased to announce that Dr. Deena Grant will occupy the Jewish Studies Chair, starting July 1 as Associate Professor of Jewish Studies.

Faculty In The News

Professor Feryal Salem Represents Seminary at MAS-ICNA Convention

January 18, 2017

Professor Feryal Salem spoke about Hartford Seminary and the Islamic Chaplaincy Program at the 15th Annual Convention of the Muslim American Society and the Islamic Circle of North America (MAS-ICNA) in late December. The topic was American Muslims: Islamic Duties and Civic Obligations.

Alumni News

Alum Spotlight: For Janice Lautier, ‘The World Opened Up’ at Hartford Seminary

January 12, 2017

As it does for many alumni/ae, Hartford Seminary holds a special place in the heart of Janice Lautier of Southington, CT. And like many alums, the story of how she found the school has its roots in heeding a call from God.

Faculty In The News

Professor David D. Grafton's Essay Published as Part of International Research Project on Christian-Muslim Relations

January 6, 2017

Professor David D. Grafton is involved in an ongoing international research project that is producing Christian-Muslim Relations: A Bibliographic History. 

General HIU News

Scott Thumma Named Interim Academic Dean

January 6, 2017

President Heidi Hadsell is pleased to announce that Scott Thumma, Professor of Sociology of Religion and Director of the Doctor of Ministry program, will serve as Academic Dean for the next 18 months.

General HIU News

Plowshares Institute Adds to International Peacemaking Enrichment Fund

January 3, 2017

Since announcing in 2015 that Simsbury, CT-based Plowshares Institute would close, founders Alice and Bob Evans have chosen to continue the institute’s legacy as an agent of change around the world through several substantial gifts to Hartford Seminary, including $85,170 that was donated in the fall of 2016.

General HIU News

Alum Spotlight: Sami Aziz Launches Common Ground Services

January 3, 2017

Sami Aziz, a 2015 graduate of Hartford Seminary’s Islamic Chaplaincy Program who is now enrolled in our Doctor of Ministry program, has opened a business called Common Ground Services to build bridges and educate communities on a myriad of hot-button topics surrounding Muslims.

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