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MAP Student Speaks at the United Nations on Social Justice for Lebanese Youth
April 22, 2024
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International Student Finds Grandmotherly Bond in Hartford
April 4, 2024
The first Sunday after Philip Fonjoh arrived at HIU, in August 2023, to begin his MA in International Peacebuilding, he walked through Hartford looking for a church to worship God. With no luck, on his way back, he walked past a bus station where Marion, an 89-year-old lady, was standing. Phillip said, "Hi," and they started a conversation. She told him she was going to church and insisted he come with her. They have been friends ever since. "Meeting her, I felt, was God's providence leading me to her."
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How Chaplains Address Issues of Cultural Appropriation
At HIU, fostering intercultural understanding is central to our mission. As our chaplaincy students train to serve diverse faith communities, we teach them to recognize, avoid and address issues of cultural appropriation.
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Coping with Crisis at an Institution for Religion and Peace
The stock in trade of Hartford International University for Religion and Peace, formerly Hartford Seminary, is interreligious dialogue and peacebuilding. “Peace” is right in the new name we adopted in 2021 to better align with...
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Realizing the Uniqueness of Every Individual as an Important Part of Understanding and Acceptance
It’s been almost four years since I graduated from Hartford International University (HIU) for Religion and Peace. But it feels like just yesterday that I took stones from the labyrinth behind my cozy on-campus housing...
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