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Chaplaincy Student Writes Foreword for Book on Hospice
June 11, 2024
MA in Chaplaincy student Rich Miller-Murphy recently provided the foreword for the newly released reference book HOSPICE: A Different Type of Hope, edited by Ellen Long Stilwell, RN CHPN.
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MAP Alum Creates Podcast on Sexual Identity and GenderMay 20, 2024
Before Lena Vallianatou started her MA in International Peacebuilding, she recounts being unaware of some of her emotions, such as anger and sadness. She learned about trauma in a class and how to recognize it in herself and others. “It was like therapy,” Lena says. Getting that skill inspired her to create a podcast for her capstone project. The podcast raises awareness and educates about trauma around sexual identity and gender.
General HIU News
President Joel N. Lohr Announces Plan to Step DownMay 13, 2024
Joel N. Lohr, an awarding-winning author, scholar of religion, and transformative leader in higher education, announced today that he will step down from his position as the 11th President of Hartford International University for Religion and Peace on July 30, 2025.
General HIU News
Dear Friends: A Message from President Joel N. LohrMay 13, 2024
There is a path in front of me. I don’t know where it leads, but I know that God is calling me to it.
General HIU News
Newly Designed Doctor of Ministry to Launch in Fall 2024May 13, 2024
A Doctor of Ministry degree will return to HIU this fall with a newly designed hybrid format.
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Dr. Walter Earl Fluker to Receive Honorary Degree from Boston University
May 6, 2024
Dr. Walter Earl Fluker, Distinguished Professor of the Howard Thurman Center at Hartford International University for Religion & Peace, will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Boston University during commencement ceremonies planned for May 16-19.
General HIU News
Peacebuilding Scholarship Fund Established to Honor Eliot 'Bang' Williams
April 30, 2024
Alumni News
Dr. Irfan Omar '94 Reconnects with Old Friends at HIU
April 26, 2024
Dr. Irfan Omar ‘94, an MA alum, flew to Connecticut from Milwaukee, WI, to attend a conference at Yale University and along the way visited the HIU campus. Dr. Omar was once an international student from India who said that Marie Rovero, Library Acquisitions and Interlibrary Loans, and other staff members made him feel he had a family here.