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Retired School Superintendent Finds Community at HIU
March 12, 2024
As an English teacher, principal, and superintendent, Tom McMorran has always been interested in creating a healthy, vibrant community for the students. After retiring, he joined our MA in Interreligious Studies, where he found a community that offered a similar environment he created for them.
Alumni News, Student News
Married Peacebuilders Effect Change in Nigeria
March 5, 2024
International Peacemaking Program (IPP) alum James Danladi ‘20 and MA in International Peacebuilding (MAP) student Shekhe Danladi met in their teens when Shekhe’s family moved to Nasarawa, escaping from interreligious violence in another state of Northern Nigeria. Their interests in fostering peace and care for others quickly united them, and both are making their peacebuilding dreams a reality. “He is very creative, and I’m very hands-on,” Shekhe says.
General HIU News
Indonesian Scholar Reflection: HIU Is Not an Ordinary Campus
February 20, 2024
Hartford International University (HIU) is not just an ordinary campus; it is a common home that nurtures all people with their beliefs and convictions. The door is made of the spirit of tolerance and respect so that it is open to anyone who wants to enter it. The roof is made of humanity and peace that is always upheld to nurture others. The walls are made of mutual trust that safeguards everyone from various bullets of division and strife.
General HIU News
Indonesian Scholar and Imam Visits HIU
February 19, 2024
On Saturday, Feb. 17, Dr. Nasaruddin Umar, the rector of PTIQ University, a higher education institution specializing in Quranic sciences, visited the students from PTIQ who are currently studying at HIU. PTIQ University and HIU have a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) strengthening the educational partnership between the two institutions.
Alumni News
Ph.D. Alum Ramy Marcos Adapts Dissertation into a Book
February 15, 2024
Dr. Ramy Marcos, Ph.D. '23, has published his dissertation as a book titled “The Emergence of the Evangelical Egyptians: A Historical Study of the Evangelical-Coptic Encounter and Conversion in Late Ottoman Egypt, 1854-1878.”
General HIU News
Valentine's Day: Cultural Exchange for Love and Unity
February 14, 2024
A week before Valentine's Day, students on campus gathered to make homemade cards in a project with the Spiritual Life Center. Some cards will travel across the country and the world to where the students have left their loved ones to earn a peacebuilding degree.
Faculty In The News
Dr. Deena Grant Contributes to Book on Emotions
January 30, 2024
Dr. Deena Grant, Academic Dean and Associate Professor of Jewish Studies, contributed a chapter to Grasping Emotions: Approaches to Emotions in Interreligious and Interdisciplinary Discourse.
General HIU News
HIRR Releases New Report on Increasing Clergy Discontentment
January 11, 2024
Hartford, Connecticut — A new report released Jan. 11 by the Hartford Institute for Religion Research finds that nearly half of Christian clergy have considered leaving their congregation and over half have considered leaving the ministry altogether. The report, titled “I’m Exhausted All the Time — Exploring the Factors Contributing to Growing Clergy Discontentment” is based on a survey of 1,700 clergy across over 40 denominations conducted in fall 2023.
General HIU News
Clergy Members Complete 'Healing Fellowship'
January 9, 2024
On Saturday, Jan. 6, the Howard Thurman Center at HIU awarded its inaugural certificates to graduates who successfully completed The Healing Fellowship program. The program was made possible through funding from the Connecticut Health Foundation, the state's largest health philanthropy.