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Dr. Scott Thumma Discusses Post-Pandemic Rise in Church Attendance on WNPR

August 4, 2026

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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.

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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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HIU Mourns the Loss of Rabbi Stephen Fuchs, Former Trustee and Faculty Member

July 28, 2026

The HIU community was deeply saddened to learn of the loss of Rabbi Stephen Fuchs, who served as a Trustee and taught at HIU (then Hartford Seminary) for many years.

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Publishers Weekly Looks at the ‘Genesis’ of Dr. Amy-Jill Levine’s Approach to the Bible

July 22, 2026

Dr. Amy-Jill Levine, Rabbi Stanley M. Kessler Distinguished Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies at HIU, was recently featured in Publishers Weekly to discuss her new book “Genesis: A Beginner's Guide to the Beginning.” Prompted by the title, journalist Cathy Lynn Grossman asked Dr. Levine about her own beginnings, leading her to reflect on her early memories of interreligious dialogue.

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HIU Welcomes Executive Assistant to Vice President of Academic Affairs

July 15, 2026

Hartford International University is thrilled to welcome Allison Rosaci as Executive Assistant to the Vice President of Academic Affairs & Dean, Deena Grant.

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Macdonald Center Co-Director Represents HIU at Christian-Muslim Relations Symposium in Egypt

July 13, 2026

Dr. Jawad Qureshi, newly appointed co-director of the Macdonald Center and Associate Professor of Islamic Studies, traveled to Egypt this month to participate in the symposium of the Network of Centers for Christian-Muslim Relations (NCCMR), marking his first official act as co-director.