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HDS announces the appointment of Shaul Magid as Professor of Modern Jewish Studies in Residence, effective July 1, 2025.
A central feature of the Multireligious Commencement Service was the graduating students’ recitation and sharing of religious texts, prayers, and poems that reflected their faith traditions. Here, ...
Commencement is a time of celebration to honor all that we have achieved collectively and individually, with friends and ...
The 2025 HDS Multireligious Commencement Service was developed by members of the graduating class and featured readings, prayers, music, poetry, and more representing the religious and spiritual ...
Memorable Moment There are so many! Traveling to Salt Lake City with our "Walking the Inland Sea" class was one of the most meaningful and magical experiences I’ve ever had. It was such a gift to ...
Each year, the HDS Alumni/Alumnae Council (AAC) recognizes exceptional graduates and one friend of the School with the Peter J. Gomes, STB ’68 Distinguished Alumni Honors. The award, given in memory ...
MADDISON TENNEY: Welcome to the Harvard Divinity School’s Praxis Podcast, where I, Maddison Tenney, interview HDS students about what brought them here, what they study, and where they hope to go next ...
[MUSIC PLAYING] SPEAKER 1: Harvard Divinity School. SPEAKER 2: Christian Nationalism in Global Perspective, February 27, 2025. DAVID: OK, everybody.Welcome, and thanks for coming. So the run of show a ...
Ailya Vajid, MTS ’11 Role: Associate Chaplain for Muslim and Interfaith Life, Carleton College Faith Tradition: Islam Fun Fact: Wanted to grow up to be a fiction author when she was a kid and now sees ...
Dean Marla F. Frederick delivered her address “And Yet, We Hope . . . ” at Harvard Divinity School’s 209th Convocation in September 2024. Photo: @lieslclarkphotography Reflections and Profound ...
SPEAKER 1: Harvard Divinity School. SPEAKER 2: Stendahl Symposium 2024. New horizons, new resistance. April 19, 2024. SAMIRAH JAIGIRDAR: This is an annual tradition at HDS, the Stendahl Symposium ...