Alumni News
Tricia Pethic '19 Bridges Faith and HealingMarch 26, 2026
Islamic Chaplaincy alum Tricia Pethic ‘19 answered the call to be a Chaplain when she observed that, frequently, people confided in her personal matters that they hadn’t told anyone else. Now, she is the founding director of a nonprofit called Muslim Prisoner Project and the owner of a private pastoral counseling practice, Naseeha Pastoral Counseling LLC.
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Noah: A Future HopeJoin us on an artistic journey exploring three faiths, three artists, one story.While this opening reception and program is free, we would like to encourage you consider making a donation to defray the costs of these ongoing interreligious art exhibitions. If you believe that art can transform
General HIU News
HIU Welcomes New RegistrarMarch 17, 2026
Gail has over 20 years of experience in academic administration, advising, and student records management. She has a Master of Arts with a focus in Ministry in Everyday Life from HIU and a Bachelor of Science in Human Development, Family Services, and Counseling from the University of Connecticut. Gail is currently pursuing a Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership at the University of Hartford.
Interfaith & Interreligious Dialogue
Macdonald Center Offers Resources in Response to War and Rising Anti-Muslim BigotryMarch 12, 2026
With the present war in the Middle East, Americans need accurate information to better understand the region, the Muslim world, and American Iranian relations. HIU's Macdonald Center for the Study of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations is a trusted resource for community organizations and religious groups, led by a faculty dedicated to interreligious and intercultural dialogue.
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Spiritualities of Resilience: Aligning with EarthIn a fractured, fracturing world, when human insanity is threatening the health and future of life on the planet, where do we find a deeper, wilder sanity? What would it mean to root into this sanity, to listen with our bodies and hearts and relationships to the holy in it all and shape our
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TEACH IN: Perspectives on Iran, Shi'ism, and Warfare in the Middle EastThis 90-minute webinar will feature faculty of the Macdonald Center for the Study of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations of Hartford International University. The webinar will provide an overview of Iranian-American Relations, Shi’a Islam, and and various American Christian, Muslim and Jewish
Chaplaincy
Chaplaincy Student Channels Ancestral Rhythms into Transatlantic Healing ProjectMarch 5, 2026
For Eric Hicks, the path to becoming an HIU eco-chaplaincy student began in the waiting room of a Veterans Administration hospital, where he would chat with veterans to keep himself busy every time he took his relative for a three-hour dialysis treatment.
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Traces of Zainab, Daughters of ‘Ali: Ritual, Memory, and Place in Shi'a Islam.In this talk, Dr. Zaidi explores how the figure of Zainab bint ʿAli — the Prophet Muhammad’s granddaughter and daughter of ʿAli ibn Abu Talib — has been made, translated, and embedded across sacred geographies in Syria, Pakistan, and Iraq in the 20th century. Using the concept of the “daughter
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Mighty Causes Are Calling with Dr. Cheryl Townsend GilkesJoin us for a fascinating talk on W.E.B. Du Bois and the Sociology of African American WomenThis presentation will explore the ways that W.E.B. Du Bois's recognition of the spiritual forces motivating Black women and shaping their organizations helps to explain their effectiveness as church women
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