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General HIU News
HIRR New Report Highlights Post-Pandemic Financial Landscape of US Congregations
July 17, 2024
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Faculty In The News
Dr. Lucinda Mosher Book Wins 1st Place Award in Interfaith Relations
July 15, 2024
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Faculty In The News
Faculty Members Receive Promotions
July 12, 2024
A number of HIU faculty members have received promotions.
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Faculty In The News
Dr. Allison Norton, Dr. Charissa Mikoski Promoted
July 8, 2024
Two personnel changes have been announced at HIU's Hartford Institute for Religion Research.
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General HIU News
HIU Hosts First International Ghadir Conference
June 26, 2024
Hartford International University welcomed Shi'a scholars from around the world to a hotel in Greenwich, CT, for the first ever International Ghadir Conference on Shi'a Studies on June 23 and 24.
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Faculty In The News
Dr. Janet Fuller Publishes Book of Interfaith Prayers
June 25, 2024
Janet E. Fuller, Co-Director of MA in Chaplaincy and Faculty Associate, has a new book titled Blessings for Your Students. Resourcing 40 years as a university chaplain, Janet wrote a collection of interfaith prayers that bridge the gap between the diverse spiritual needs of interfaith communities. It is a resource for chaplains to find support for all the essential student struggles, including new beginnings, athletics, loneliness, and the search for hope.
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Faculty In The News
Dr. Amy-Jill Levine's Book Translated into German
June 20, 2024
A book by Dr. Amy-Jill Levine and Marc Z. Brettler has been translated into German. The Bible With and Without Jesus: How Jews and Christiand Read the Same Stories Differently is offered in German as Hebräische Bibel und Altes Testament.
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Alumni News
Mary Lahaj '92 Publishes a Memoir
June 13, 2024
Mary Lahaj, MA '92, has published a memoir titled Bird on a Wire. Mary is descended from Lebanese Muslim immigrants who arrived in the U.S. in the early 1900s. Her book covers themes such as inherited faith, self-identity, and assimilation to America.
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General HIU News
Chaplaincy Student Writes Foreword for Book on Hospice
June 11, 2024
MA in Chaplaincy student Rich Miller-Murphy recently provided the foreword for the newly released reference book HOSPICE: A Different Type of Hope, edited by Ellen Long Stilwell, RN CHPN.