Graduation 2016
May 12

3:30 pm

Graduation 2023

Please join us for Graduation on the lawn in front of 77 Sherman St. The procession of graduates, faculty, and board members will begin promptly at 3:30 p.m. with a reception to follow the ceremony. We encourage friends and family to arrive by 3 p.m. to secure parking and find a place under the tent

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Jul 07

6:00 pm

The School of Earth & Soul 2023

This is the second of three consecutive summers that Hartford International University will host The School of Earth & Soul. Celtic Wisdom 2 will be held from July 7-9, 2023. Please note: The programs are numbered (Celtic Wisdom 1, 2 and 3) but can be taken individually or in any order. This

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Sep 07

12:00 pm

Community Prayer

  HIU's weekly Community Prayer will begin on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, at 12 p.m. EST with an in-person prayer in the 77 Sherman Meeting Room. It will be livestreamed on our Facebook page and on YouTube. Community prayer will be held each Wednesday at 12 p.m. EST, either remotely on

Rainbow
Sep 04

5:00 pm

Convocation 2025

Help us celebrate HIU as it opens its 192nd academic year and welcomes President Sherry Turner.Convocation will be face-to-face in the Meeting Room at 77 Sherman Street as well as livestreamed on Facebook at this link: https://www.facebook.com/hartfordinternationalAll are welcome!

Jamir Meah

Affiliated Faculty

Jamir Dean Meah is an Islamic scholar whose areas of expertise include theology, Islamic law and legal hermeneutics, and Sufism. He received traditional training in the classical Islamic sciences over more than a decade of study in Tarim, Yemen, and Amman, Jordan, earning ijazat (teaching authorizations) from leading scholars.

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Chaplaincy

Chaplaincy Students Experience a Transformative Retreat

July 22, 2025

Eleven students from Hartford International University’s Master of Arts in Chaplaincy program gathered in June for their second annual retreat, a three-day immersion in spiritual reflection, creative collaboration, and communal healing.

Sherry Turner

President and Professor of Psychology and Practice

Sherry Turner, President of Hartford International University, is the third woman and the first African American to lead the institution. Dr. Turner has extensive experience in higher education, most recently as Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at Rhodes College in Memphis, TN. Dr. Turner was raised and ordained in the Baptist church. Her experiences in ministry and the academy, particularly with diverse communities, sparked her passion to work in interfaith settings.

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Sep 16

6:00 pm

Cosmic Walk

The Cosmic Walk is an embodied ritual experience of the 13.8 billion-year journey of the Universe. In this practice, Sam King will guide participants as they walk along a 138-foot spiral-shaped rope marked with the major transformations necessary for life to emerge on Earth, followed by reflection

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Faculty In The News

Journal of Interreligious Studies Releases New Issue

July 14, 2025

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