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Dr. Grego Peña-Camprubí

General HIU News

HIRR Welcomes New Postdoctoral Research Fellow

October 22, 2025

Imam Ali Fellow Dr. Noor Zehra Zaidi

General HIU News

Imam Ali Research Center Announces Inaugural Fellowship Appointment

October 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. 

Immigrant Hall of Fame

Interfaith & Interreligious Dialogue

Immigrant Heritage Hall of Fame Honors Dr. Ali Antar

September 29, 2025

The Immigrant Heritage Hall of Fame inducted former HIU Trustee Dr. Ali Antar into the ranks of "individuals and insitutions who exemplify the best of their immigrant heritage" at a ceremony in Plantsville, CT, on Sept. 25, 2025.

Walter Fluker and his wife Sharon

Faculty In The News

Drs. Walter and Sharon Fluker to Receive Social Justice Leadership Award

September 25, 2025

Drs. Walter and Sharon Fluker have been selected to receive the prestigious “Beautiful Are The Feet” lifetime achievement award from the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference (SDPC). 

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Campus Events

HIU Experiences 'Cosmic Walk'

September 17, 2025

HIU took a 'Cosmic Walk' on Tuesday, Sept. 16, with students, faculty, staff, and community members joining the 13.8 billion-year journey.

Marie Rovero

General HIU News

HIU Community Mourns the Passing of Library Assistant Marie Rovero

September 11, 2025

The HIU community will celebrate the life of Marie Rovero, 64, at a Community Prayer service in the chapel at 12 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 1.

President Turner with Mayor Arunan Arulampalam

General HIU News

President Sherry L. Turner Officially Welcomed to Hartford

September 10, 2025

An enthusiastic cross-section of the Hartford community welcomed President Sherry L. Turner into office at a breakfast event held at HIU on Sept. 9, 2025.