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Interfaith & Interreligious Dialogue

Macdonald Center Asked to Join Network for Christian-Muslim Relations Centers

September 3, 2025

President Sherry L. Turner at Convocation 2025

General HIU News

At Convocation 2025, HIU's 192nd Year Begins with a New President

September 4, 2025

Hartford International University opened its 192nd academic year by welcoming a new president, Dr. Sherry L. Turner, who began her tenure on July 1. President Turner is HIU's 12th president and the first African American woman to lead the institution.

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General HIU News

2025-26 MA in International Peacebuilding Students

August 5, 2025

Alumni News

Jamir Dean Meah '23 Returns to Teach Spiritual Care Practice

August 5, 2025

Jamir Dean Meah ‘23, a graduate of the MA in Interreligious Studies program, is back at HIU to lead a course on Theology and Scripture in Spiritual Care Practice. Designed for aspiring chaplains and ministers, the course explores how individuals in America’s diverse religious communities reflect on existential questions.

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Alumni News

Imam Amir Durić '19 Promoted at Syracuse University

July 23, 2025

Syracuse University has named alum Imam Amir Durić '19 as the new assistant dean for religious and spiritual life at Hendricks Chapel. Durić, who has served as the Muslim chaplain at Hendricks Chapel since 2017, will now take on a broader leadership role, advancing interfaith engagement, spiritual wellness, and ethical development across the university community.

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Chaplaincy

Chaplaincy Students Experience a Transformative Retreat

July 22, 2025

Eleven students from Hartford International University’s Master of Arts in Chaplaincy program gathered in June for their second annual retreat, a three-day immersion in spiritual reflection, creative collaboration, and communal healing.

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Faculty In The News

Journal of Interreligious Studies Releases New Issue

July 14, 2025

Dr. Lucinda Mosher, HIU’s professor of interreligious studies and senior editor of the Journal of Interreligious Studies (JIRS), is pleased to announce the release of Issue 46 — a rolling submissions issue containing five essays and six book reviews.