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Dr. Joshua Salaam '20 and Dr. Bilal Ansari Speak on Islamophobia and Substance UseAugust 6, 2024
On Tuesday, Aug. 6, alum Dr. Joshua Salaam ‘20, Chaplain and Director of Muslim Life at Duke University, and Dr. Bilal Ansari, Director of HIU’s Islamic Chaplaincy Program, presented and responded at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C. on “The Impacts of Islamophobia and Substance Use Disorder on Muslim Communities.”
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Journal of Interreligious Studies Releases New IssueAugust 6, 2024
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 JIRS Issue 42, the focus of which is the 19th Annual Engaging Particularities Conference hosted by the Boston College Theology Department in April 2022.
General HIU News
HIRR New Report Highlights Post-Pandemic Financial Landscape of US CongregationsJuly 17, 2024
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MAP Alum Speaks at the United Nations as an Artist for Social GoodJuly 17, 2024
On Thursday, July 11, Master in International Peacebuilding alum Amar Al Moussawy '24 spoke for the United Nations at an event titled "Visions for Sustainable and Youth-Led Peace Ahead of the Peacebuilding Architecture Review 2025."
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Dr. Lucinda Mosher Book Wins 1st Place Award in Interfaith RelationsJuly 15, 2024
The book With the Best of Intentions: Interreligious Misteps and Mistakes (Orbis 2023), co-edited by Dr. Lucinda Mosher, Director of HIU’s Master of Arts in Interreligious Studies program, along with Elinor J. Pierce and Dr. Or N. Rose, has received a First Place Award in the category of Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations from the Catholic Media Association (CMA).
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Faculty Members Receive PromotionsJuly 12, 2024
A number of HIU faculty members have received promotions.
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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 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.