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Posthumous Honorary Degree Awarded to Dr. Jamal Barzinji
May 19, 2016
A posthumous Honorary Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, was awarded to Dr. Jamal Barzinji, who passed away in 2015, at Hartford Seminary’s graduation on May 13, 2016.
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Faculty in the News - May 2016
May 18, 2016
Prof. Najib Awad participated in the annual conference of North American Patristic Society (NAPS) in Chicago during Memorial Day weekend.
Student News
Islamic Chaplaincy Graduate Will Wrestle for Haiti in 2016 Olympics
May 16, 2016
Hartford Seminary was thrilled to learn that 2014 Islamic Chaplaincy Program graduate Asnage Castelly will wrestle for Haiti in the 2016 Olympics, and in fact, has made history as Haiti’s first Olympic wrestler.
Campus Events
Hartford Seminary Sends 75 Students Out into the World with 'Awe'
May 15, 2016
Seventy-five students were recognized with leadership certificates, graduate certificates and degrees ranging up to Ph.D. at the late afternoon graduation.
Faculty In The News
Prof. Miriam Therese Winter Awarded Honorary Degree from University of Hartford
May 15, 2016
Hartford Seminary professor Miriam Therese Winter was awarded the honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from the University of Hartford at its graduation ceremonies on Saturday.
Faculty In The News
A Celebratory Send-Off for Prof. Yehezkel Landau
May 12, 2016
Over the years he has been at Hartford Seminary, Prof. Yehezkel Landau has taken on numerous titles. He was the first Jewish core faculty member, the holder of the Abrahamic Partnerships Chair, and the Director of the Building Abrahamic Partnerships Program. The titles, though, don’t fully capture the deep impact he has had on the community.
Campus Events
Talk and Discussion Focus on the Salvation of Abu Talib
May 5, 2016
A lively discussion took place at Hartford Seminary on May 3, 2016, after a presentation by Prof. Nebil A. Husayn on the topic, “Is My Kind Uncle Doomed? Debates on the Salvation of Abu Talib.”
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Academic Dean Uriah Kim to Join Graduate Theological Union in 2017
May 4, 2016
Academic Dean Uriah Kim has announced that he will be leaving Hartford Seminary at the end of 2016 to take a position with his alma mater, Graduate Theological Union of Berkeley, California, where he will be Dean and Vice President for Academic Affairs and John Dillenberger Professor of Biblical Studies.
Campus Events, General HIU News
Students & Scholars Discuss The Formative Period of Shi'i Thought
May 2, 2016
Hartford Seminary students, faculty and dozens of community members gathered at Hartford Seminary on Thursday, April 28th for a panel discussion on The Formative Period of Shi’i Thought.
Campus Events
Luce Foundation President Will Speak at Graduation
April 27, 2016
Hartford Seminary is pleased to announce that the graduation speaker for 2016 will be Dr. Michael Gilligan, president of the Henry Luce Foundation.