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Board of Trustees Welcomes Three New Members
June 20, 2023
The Hartford International University Board of Trustees welcomed three new members at the Annual Meeting on June 20. Each of them was elected to a three-year term. Dr. Lisa Dahill was elected to a two-year term as a Faculty Trustee, and these board members were each re-elected to three-year terms: Peter Kelly, Shakeeb Alam, John Cordani, Trudie Prior, and Naseem Shaikh.
Faculty In The News
Dr. Amy-Jill Levine Receives Major Interfaith Award from Archbishop of Canterbury
June 22, 2023
Dr. Amy-Jill Levine, HIU's Rabbi Stanley M. Kessler Distinguished Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies, has received the Hubert Walter Award for Reconciliation and Interfaith Cooperation from the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend and Right Honourable Justin Welby.
General HIU News
HIU Welcomes Dr. Janet F. Fuller as Chaplaincy Program Co-DirectorJune 7, 2023
Dr. Janet F. Fuller, who has extensive experience as a chaplain and an educator of chaplains, will be the new Co-Director of the Master of Arts in Chaplaincy (MAC) program, joining Co-Director Dr. Bilal Ansari.
General HIU News
Applications Open for New Eco Spirituality Graduate CertificateJune 1, 2023
Hartford International University has launched a graduate certificate in Eco Spirituality.
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Journal of Interreligious Studies Releases Special IssueMay 25, 2023
The Journal of Interreligious Studies (JIRS) is pleased to announce the release of Issue 39, a special issue entitled "Beyond Resistance: Building, Making, and Creating Sanctuary." It is guest-edited by Dr. Preeta M. Banerjee (HIU 2022), in collaboration with Sheron Fraser-Burgess, and Anya Phillips Thomas.
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'Song and Story' Event Held to Thank Donors for Peacebuilding Program SupportMay 25, 2023
General HIU News
Dr. Lucinda Mosher Named Director of MA in Interreligious StudiesMay 24, 2023
Hartford International University for Religion and Peace is pleased to announce that Dr. Lucinda Mosher, one of the foremost scholars of interreligious studies in the country, will direct our MA in Interreligious Studies.
Faculty In The News
Dr. Walter E. Fluker to Receive Freedom of Worship AwardMay 22, 2023
Dr. Walter Earl Fluker, Distinguished Professor of the Howard Thurman Center at HIU, is among the recipients of the 2023 Four Freedoms Awards presented by the Roosevelt Institute.
Alumni News
Paul Mdumi Awarded Celie J. Terry Prize
May 16, 2023
Paul Mdumi is the 2023 recipient of the Celie J. Terry Prize. The prize, established by Sanford Cloud Jr., former Chair of Hartford International’s Board of Trustees, is awarded each year to a student who demonstrates a commitment to academic achievement and excellence in interfaith community work.