General HIU News
Hartford Seminary Condemns Anti-Asian Violence
March 18, 2021
On March 18, the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Advisory Council issued the following statement on behalf of Hartford Seminary:
General HIU News
Woman Gave First Endowed Gift to Hartford Seminary in 1839March 17, 2021
After its founding in 1834, the Theological Institute of Connecticut (now Hartford Seminary) welcomed a gift of $11,000 from Miss Rebecca Waldo of Worcester, MA, as a “pledge of necessary endowments.”
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Hartford Seminary Welcomes Katy O'Leary as Director of Executive and Professional EducationMarch 16, 2021
Katy O’Leary is joining Hartford Seminary as Director of Executive and Professional Education. She will guide, develop, and grow programs responding to a growing demand for interreligious understanding to support organizations’ religiously diverse workforces, clients, patients, and students.
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EPIC Project Beginning Outreach to Congregations on COVID ImpactMarch 15, 2021
The EPIC project – Exploring the Pandemic Impact on Congregations: Innovation Amidst and Beyond COVID-19 – has a $300,000 planning grant from the Lilly Endowment Inc. that allows it to prepare for a major research effort ahead.
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Dr. Hossein Kamaly, Holder of Imam Ali Chair, Calls Pope's Iraq Visit a 'Seminal Moment'March 10, 2021
The first weekend in March 2021 marked a seminal moment in Muslim-Christian relations and interreligious understanding, as His Holiness Pope Francis met Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali al-Husayni al-Sistani in Najaf Ashraf, Iraq
Faculty In The News
Dr. Bilal Ansari to Speak on Panel: 'Christian Nationalism: How It Harms Us All'March 8, 2021
Dr. Bilal Ansari will join an interfaith panel to discuss “Christian Nationalism: How It Harms Us All” from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 18, an event organized by the Southern New England Conference of the United Church of Christ.
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Seminary Welcomes Back Jennifer E. Schimmel as Development AssociateMarch 4, 2021
Hartford Seminary welcomes Jennifer E. Schimmel, who worked in our Development Office from 2003 to 2006, back to the Seminary as Development Associate. She will work closely with Chief Operations Officer Ann Crawford and Perry Davis Associates, our fundraising consultants.
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Seminary Mourns Passing of Dr. Joseph Duffey, Famed for Anti-War Senate CampaignMarch 2, 2021
Dr. Joseph Duffey, who attended and taught at Hartford Seminary and launched a legendary anti-war Senate campaign in the early 70s, has passed away at the age of 88.
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Sarah Brown Hired as Project Director for Grant to Study COVID ImpactMarch 2, 2021
Hartford Seminary and the Hartford Institute for Religion Research welcome Sarah Brown as the project director for the new Lilly Endowment funded project, Exploring the Pandemic Impact on Congregations (EPIC): Innovation Amidst and Beyond COVID-19.
Faculty In The News
Dr. Patricia Tevington Joins HIRR as Postdoctoral Research FellowMarch 2, 2021
The Hartford Institute for Religion Research at Hartford Seminary is pleased to welcome Dr. Patricia Tevington as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow, where she will be leveraging her qualitative and quantitative skills as part of the new project, Exploring the Pandemic Impact on Congregations (EPIC): Innovation Amidst and Beyond COVID-19.
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