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Faculty Members Receive Promotions

July 12, 2024

A number of HIU faculty members have received promotions. 

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.

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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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 StudentsResourcing 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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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.

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.

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.