General HIU News
Greater Hartford Community Unites at Prayer Breakfast on Hunger
November 6, 2025
The Greater Hartford community gathered on Nov. 6 for the annual Multifaith Prayer Breakfast, which drew more than 150 guests. Centered on the theme “A Table for All: Faith and Action to Overcome Hunger,” the event featured keynote speaker Amari Brantley, Policy Coordinator for End Hunger Connecticut!
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John Lewis Institute Trains Ministers in Public Leadership, Advocacy
October 30, 2025
In 2022, the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving awarded a $38,027 Access Grant to HIU's Howard Thurman Center (HTC). This funding allowed the HTC to establish the John Lewis Institute for Public Leadership project, which has trained over 50 Black and Latinx clergy members through workshops, webinars, and mentorships. The program, which culminated its work this year, is rooted in the 40-year legacy of the Howard Thurman Center's Black Ministries Program and focused on advocacy, government, and public leadership.
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HIRR Welcomes New Postdoctoral Research Fellow
October 22, 2025
The Hartford Institute for Religion Research at HIU welcomes Postdoctoral Research Fellow Dr. Grego Peña-Camprubí to the Exploring the Pandemic Impact on Congregations (EPIC) team.
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Shiloh Church to Celebrate 40th Pastoral Anniversary of Bishop Dr. Benjamin K. Watts
October 22, 2025
Shiloh Baptist Church announces the 40th Pastoral Anniversary of its esteemed leader, Bishop Dr. Benjamin K. Watts. A weekend of celebration is scheduled for October 24-26, 2025, to honor four decades of his visionary leadership, integrity, and unwavering devotion.
Faculty In The News
HIU Represented at Conference on Fethullah Gülen's Thought and PracticeOctober 9, 2025
Dr. Bilal Ansari and Ph.D. candidate Semih Kiyma both spoke at a Respect Graduate School conference titled Fethullah Gülen's Thought and Practice: Education, Dialogue, Peacebuilding and Identity Formation.
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28th Annual Greater Hartford Multifaith Prayer BreakfastSince 1997 the Greater Hartford Multi-Faith Prayer Breakfast has reached across religious boundaries to find and celebrate those beliefs we share, to pray for the Greater Hartford community and to acknowledge together that our diverse communities need the prayerful support of all of our religious
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Choosing to Grieve Together: Parents Circle - Families ForumJoin bereaved Israeli and Palestinian members of the Parents Circle as they share stories of loss and reconciliation.The Parents Circle - Families Forum is a joint Israeli-Palestinian organization made up of over 800 bereaved families. Their common bond is that they have lost a close family member
General HIU News
Imam Ali Research Center Announces Inaugural Fellowship AppointmentOctober 6, 2025
The Imam Ali Research Center (IARC), in affiliation with Hartford International University for Religion and Peace (HIU), is proud to announce the appointment of Dr. Noor Zehra Zaidi, Assistant Professor of History at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, as the Inaugural Fellow of IARC.
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