Tag: ” Harvard Divinity School
-
Nation & World
Teaching a tragedy
Speakers from the fields of education, history, government, religion, and politics convened at the Harvard Graduate School of Education to examine how, why, and what should be taught to young people about the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
-
Nation & World
Graham to step down as Divinity dean
After almost a decade as dean of Harvard Divinity School, William A. Graham plans to step down at the end of this academic year. He will take a year’s leave and then return to teaching.
-
Nation & World
A portrait of change
Preston Williams was honored with a new portrait in Andover Hall. The picture of Williams, the Houghton Research Professor of Theology and Contemporary Change Emeritus, is part of the Harvard Foundation Portraiture Project.
-
Nation & World
Moments that make Commencement
After weeks of rain and cold, Harvard ended the 2010-11 year on a postcard-perfect day of azure skies and warming breezes. Most of the focus was on the speeches and rituals of Tercentenary Theatre, of course. But all across Harvard Yard, where graduating students, faculty, families, and friends gathered, there were thousands of magical moments…
-
Nation & World
Degrees, certificates awarded
Today the University awarded a total of 7,147 degrees and 70 certificates. Harvard College granted a total of 1,556 degrees.
-
Nation & World
Bells mark Commencement
For 23 years, they have rung out across Cambridge in Harvard’s honor, marking the conclusion of Morning Exercises.
-
Nation & World
Guided by faith
Divinity School student Shauntae Smith will draw from her Harvard studies to lead the youth ministry at her home church in Brooklyn, N.Y.
-
Nation & World
Wholly (and holy) organic
Harvard Divinity School has a new blessing, a pluralist plot of paradise, in its own community garden.
-
Nation & World
Lasting power
Using personal narratives, several Harvard scholars recall experiences with their faiths with the help of objects in the Harvard Art Museums’ collections.
-
Nation & World
Sustaining the momentum
From a Medical School team that switched to reusable materials to trim waste to a Business School move to make its executive education programs sustainable, teams and individuals from around the University were recognized for their efforts to make Harvard greener in the annual Green Carpet Awards.
-
Nation & World
The human side of Shariah
A scholar at Harvard Divinity School examines the humanity in the Islamic legal system of Shariah.
-
Nation & World
A moving tribute
Friends and colleagues offered heartfelt remembrances during a memorial service for the Rev. Peter J. Gomes.
-
Nation & World
A lifelong love of African art
The Peabody Museum’s Monni Adams, 90, continues to research and publish in her field, now focusing on African masks.
-
Nation & World
Rev. Peter J. Gomes dies at 68
The Rev. Professor Peter J. Gomes, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church at Harvard University, died from complications arising from a stroke on Feb. 28. He was 68 years old.
-
Nation & World
Church of one
Americans are a God-fearing people, but we increasingly identify as nonreligious, according to Harvard political scientist Robert Putnam. Putnam shed light on “the rise of the nones” and other findings from his new book, “American Grace,” in a talk at Harvard Divinity School on Feb. 15.
-
Nation & World
10 named to new Harvard Library Board
President Drew Faust has announced the names of the first 10 members of the new Harvard Library Board, which will oversee the transition of the University’s vast library system to a coordinated structure.
-
Nation & World
Breaking bread together
A new dining experience at the Harvard Divinity School inspires students and staff to take an hour, sit down, and eat “family style.”
-
Nation & World
Its sustaining mission
Harvard Divinity School embraces the green revolution, conserving energy in buildings and harvesting from its own garden.
-
Nation & World
Bright ideas
Harvard authorities across many fields offer their ideas on how to get the nation’s lagging economy back on track.
-
Nation & World
A backdrop on Islam in America
A teach-in at Harvard tries to put the Ground Zero mosque controversy in a historical context.
-
Nation & World
Melding Spanish and spirituality
A new language course offers students at Harvard Divinity School a chance to develop a nuanced cultural approach to their ministry work.
-
Nation & World
New meaning in the familiar
Harvard Divinity School professor Peter Machinist encouraged students to alter their perspectives on education and life through defamiliarization.
-
Nation & World
Divinity School professor wins book award for excellence
Divinity School professor Kimberley C. Patton has received an award for excellence in religion for analytical-descriptive studies from the American Academy of Religion for her book “Religion of the Gods: Ritual, Paradox, and Reflexivity.”
-
Nation & World
Eat, pray, Lefty’s
Lefty’s Silver Cart is the work of Philip Francis, a doctoral candidate at Harvard Divinity School with an affinity for profound reflection, and for produce.
-
Nation & World
Conflict of interest policy adopted
The Harvard Corporation has adopted a University-wide conflict of interest policy, the first time such a policy has been crafted to cover faculty members across the entire campus.
-
Nation & World
Eck speaker for 138th Berea College Commencement
Diana L. Eck, Fredric Wertham Professor of Law and Psychiatry in Society and professor of comparative religion and Indian studies in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, was the speaker for Berea College’s 138th Commencement on May 23, and will be awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree.
-
Nation & World
When the past is present
Marcus Briggs-Cloud believes native language is what connects communities. His time at the Divinity School has helped him strengthen that bridge.
-
Nation & World
The future of faith
A panel of scholars explored the changing landscape of religion in the United States and its implications for both churches and education for ministry.