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Dr. Amy-Jill Levine Receives Major Interfaith Award from Archbishop of Canterbury

June 22, 2023

Dr. Amy-Jill Levine, HIU's Rabbi Stanley M. Kessler Distinguished Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies, has received the Hubert Walter Award for Reconciliation and Interfaith Cooperation from the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend and Right Honourable Justin Welby.     

General HIU News

HIU Welcomes Dr. Janet F. Fuller as Chaplaincy Program Co-Director

June 7, 2023

Dr. Janet F. Fuller, who has extensive experience as a chaplain and an educator of chaplains, will be the new Co-Director of the Master of Arts in Chaplaincy (MAC) program, joining Co-Director Dr. Bilal Ansari.

General HIU News

Applications Open for New Eco Spirituality Graduate Certificate

June 1, 2023

Hartford International University has launched a graduate certificate in Eco Spirituality.

General HIU News

Journal of Interreligious Studies Releases Special Issue

May 25, 2023

The Journal of Interreligious Studies (JIRS) is pleased to announce the release of Issue 39, a special issue entitled "Beyond Resistance: Building, Making, and Creating Sanctuary." It is guest-edited by Dr. Preeta M. Banerjee (HIU 2022), in collaboration with Sheron Fraser-Burgess, and Anya Phillips Thomas. 

General HIU News

Dr. Lucinda Mosher Named Director of MA in Interreligious Studies

May 24, 2023

Hartford International University for Religion and Peace is pleased to announce that Dr. Lucinda Mosher, one of the foremost scholars of interreligious studies in the country, will direct our MA in Interreligious Studies.

Faculty In The News

Dr. Walter E. Fluker to Receive Freedom of Worship Award

May 22, 2023

Dr. Walter Earl Fluker, Distinguished Professor of the Howard Thurman Center at HIU, is among the recipients of the 2023 Four Freedoms Awards presented by the Roosevelt Institute. 

Alumni News

Paul Mdumi Awarded Celie J. Terry Prize

May 16, 2023

Paul Mdumi is the 2023 recipient of the Celie J. Terry Prize. The prize, established by Sanford Cloud Jr., former Chair of Hartford International’s Board of Trustees, is awarded each year to a student who demonstrates a commitment to academic achievement and excellence in interfaith community work. 

Alumni News

HIU Mourns the Passing of Rev. Dr. William Zito '59, '87

May 15, 2023

The Hartford International University community mourns the loss of the Rev. Dr. William J. Zito '59 and '87, a former Trustee and a graduate of HIU. He was 88.