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Alumni News

August 27, 2026

Alumnae Hina Khan ’25 and Elena Dini ’14 crossed paths unexpectedly this summer in Assisi, Italy, while participating in a program hosted by the Elijah Interfaith Institute. 

Faculty In The News

Dr. Bilal Ansari to Speak at Prestigious ACPE Conference

August 5, 2026

Dr. Bilal Ansari, Co-Director of the Master of Arts in Chaplaincy program at HIU, has been invited to speak at the ACPE 2026 Annual Conference. The invitation comes at the recommendation of the Association of Muslim Chaplains, highlighting Dr. Ansari’s national standing as a scholar-practitioner in spiritual care and education.

General HIU News

Dr. Scott Thumma Discusses Post-Pandemic Rise in Church Attendance on WNPR

August 4, 2026

Faculty In The News

Dr. Amy-Jill Levine Named First Jewish President of Catholic Biblical Association

August 4, 2026

Dr. Amy-Jill Levine has been named president of the Catholic Biblical Association of America, the first Jewish person to take on that role.

General HIU News

2026-27 MA in International Peacebuilding Students

August 3, 2026

Students have been selected for our highly competitive MA in International Peacebuilding for 2026-27. The program is a one-year, residential, 36-credit, master’s degree program where students develop interreligious literacy and acquire constructive conflict intervention skills through a combination of service-learning, traditional courses, experiential courses, and project-based learning. Below are the profiles of our incoming class, which will begin studies in August. 

General HIU News

HIU Mourns the Loss of Rabbi Stephen Fuchs, Former Trustee and Faculty Member

July 28, 2026

The HIU community was deeply saddened to learn of the loss of Rabbi Stephen Fuchs, who served as a Trustee and taught at HIU (then Hartford Seminary) for many years.

Faculty In The News

Publishers Weekly Looks at the ‘Genesis’ of Dr. Amy-Jill Levine’s Approach to the Bible

July 22, 2026

Dr. Amy-Jill Levine, Rabbi Stanley M. Kessler Distinguished Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies at HIU, was recently featured in Publishers Weekly to discuss her new book “Genesis: A Beginner's Guide to the Beginning.” Prompted by the title, journalist Cathy Lynn Grossman asked Dr. Levine about her own beginnings, leading her to reflect on her early memories of interreligious dialogue.