Tag: David N. Hempton

  • Nation & World

    Hempton to step down as Divinity School dean

    David N. Hempton will step down as dean of the Divinity School at the end of the 2022–23 academic year. He will remain on the faculty of the School, where he will resume his career as a dedicated teacher and writer.

    6 minutes
    HDS Dean David Hempton.
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    Biggest gift to Divinity School

    With a $25 million gift from Susan Shallcross Swartz and her husband James R. Swartz ’64, Harvard Divinity School’s Andover Hall will undergo a renewal, its first since construction more than 100 years ago.

    7 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Honoring Mexican discovery

    A Harvard delegation traveled to Mexico to take part in the inaugural talk of the Eduardo Matos Moctezuma Lecture Series.

    3 minutes
    Eduardo Matos Moctezuma discusses discoveries at Templo Mayor in a lecture the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City.
  • Nation & World

    God and the White House

    Longtime presidential adviser and Harvard Kennedy School Professor David Gergen engaged in a wide-ranging conversation on the complex intersections of religion, politics, and public life.

    6 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Spiritual and sustainable

    A Harvard Divinity School conference focused on climate change reduction efforts as moral choices.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    The divine, online

    Harvard Divinity School has created its first online, interactive course, with help from HarvardX, to debut in January.

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Reflections on week of terror

    A panel at the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum examined the interplay of law enforcement coordination, leadership, and social and traditional media during the Boston Marathon bombing investigation.

    6 minutes
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    How the attack affects our lives

    Harvard analysts in a range of fields discuss the many ways that the Boston Marathon bombings are likely to affect daily life in this area and beyond.

    12 minutes
  • Nation & World

    On spirituality at Harvard

    Harvard President Drew Faust and Divinity School Dean David N. Hempton discuss the role of religious studies and spiritual life in the 21st century — at Harvard and beyond.

    4 minutes