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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.

NCCMR

Interfaith & Interreligious Dialogue

Macdonald Center Asked to Join Network for Christian-Muslim Relations Centers

September 3, 2025

The Macdonald Center for the Study of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations has been named as an affiliate center in the Network for Centers for Christian-Muslim Relations (NCCMR).

President Sherry L. Turner at Convocation 2025

General HIU News

At Convocation 2025, HIU's 192nd Year Begins with a New President

September 4, 2025

Hartford International University opened its 192nd academic year by welcoming a new president, Dr. Sherry L. Turner, who began her tenure on July 1. President Turner is HIU's 12th president and the first African American woman to lead the institution.

President Sherry Turner

General HIU News

President Sherry Turner Holds Listening Sessions, Looks to the Future

August 25, 2025

In seven weeks on the job, President Sherry Turner has already conducted at least 100 conversations with various stakeholders.

General HIU News

2025-26 MA in International Peacebuilding Students

August 5, 2025

Alumni News

Jamir Dean Meah '23 Returns to Teach Spiritual Care Practice

August 5, 2025

Jamir Dean Meah ‘23, a graduate of the MA in Interreligious Studies program, is back at HIU to lead a course on Theology and Scripture in Spiritual Care Practice. Designed for aspiring chaplains and ministers, the course explores how individuals in America’s diverse religious communities reflect on existential questions.

Alumni News

Imam Amir Durić '19 Promoted at Syracuse University

July 23, 2025

Syracuse University has named alum Imam Amir Durić '19 as the new assistant dean for religious and spiritual life at Hendricks Chapel. Durić, who has served as the Muslim chaplain at Hendricks Chapel since 2017, will now take on a broader leadership role, advancing interfaith engagement, spiritual wellness, and ethical development across the university community.