“From Margins to Changemakers: Girls Empowered through Leadership Training and Travel”5 February 2025 | 13:15 – 14:30 | 2nd Fl, 4 W 43rd St, New York, NY 10036 | (Hybrid, Off-Site)
Organized by: the International Association of Youth and Students for Peace & Girls Empowered by Travel – Nepal; co-sponsored by the Permanent Mission of Mexico to the UN, Major Group for Children and Youth, and HJ International Graduate School for Peace and Public Leadership.
General Information on the Event
The side event, co-organized by the International Association of Youth...
Christology: Perspectives on the Concept of “Only Begotten”
On February 27, a Faculty Roundtable on Christology: Perspectives on the Concept of ‘Only Begotten’” was presented by Dr. Franco Famularo, HJI Adjunct Faculty and Chairman of the Board of Trustees. The event was hosted by Dr. Thomas Walsh, President. Steven Boyd, Dean of Enrollment Management and Student Life, gave welcoming and closing remarks.
The concept of “only begotten” found in biblical sources, and the place it holds in the complex development of early Christian doctrine, was discussed by Dr. Famularo. In addition, Dr. Famularo offered reflections on some of the...
An Introduction to Voci di Pace
Written by Giorgio Gasperoni, HJI Graduate Student
Voci di Pace began publishing in March 2007 as a project of UPF Italy and San Marino. Registered in the Republic of San Marino, I have directed it from the start. Over time, our editorial team has grown; today, we are five.
Initially, our goal was to engage our closest contacts, particularly Ambassadors for Peace. With patience, we earned their trust and built a strong network of collaborators.
A key challenge has been maintaining the magazine’s relevance. The risk was relying on archived articles without a strong link to current events....
Being a Peacemaker, Leadership Series Event
The Office of Student Life and Graduate Student Council teamed up to host the first event of a Leadership Series, entitled “Being and Peacemaker” featuring Simon Amare Tekeba, Secretary General of Universal Peace Federation (UPF) and Ethiopia National Leader of FFWPU. The event was held on Monday, March 10th, and drew over a dozen participants, mainly from the Asian and African continents. Simon gave a presentation about his role working with UPF, the history of Ethiopia, including the religious, social, and political challenges and opportunities there, as well as his work with the religious...
Student Spotlight – Wendeson Fikire
Wendweson Fikire currently serves as Treasurer on the Graduate Student Council, and previously served on the GSC for the 2023-2024 academic year. He is originally from Ethiopia.
What inspired you to apply to HJI and your program? What do you most appreciate about being a student at HJI?
HJI focuses on academic knowledge, peace, and reconciliation regardless of culture, religion, or ethnicity. HJI strives and is committed to raising leaders who can be instrumental in reconciliation efforts among nations in conflict, where many religious-affiliated institutions have not yet tried to do...
Remembering Dr. Darrol Bryant (1942-2025)
Dr. Darrol Bryant was directly involved in the development of early interfaith programs that originated in the early years of HJI (UTS at that time). These included the first “theologians conferences” convened in Barrytown in the late 1970s, and, as an outgrowth of those meetings and with the support of our Founders and then president Dr. David S.C. Kim, the formation of the New Ecumenical Research Association (New ERA). Darrol also played a major role in New ERA’s conferences on “God: The Contemporary Discussion” which took place throughout the 1980s; the three major...
Remembering Jonathan Wells (1942-2024)
Dr. Jonathan Wells graduated from HJI [then UTS] in 1978 and went on to earn his Ph.D. at Yale University. To the family and friends of Jonathan, a most beloved and greatly respected alumnus, who made all of us proud to know him, we extend condolences and appreciation to his family and friends.
In Memoriam Read Here
President’s Update on the Relocation of HJI
Dear HJI Alumni and Friends of HJI,
Thank you for your continued support, friendship and encouragement as we—our faculty and staff—continue to strive to honor the legacy and build toward the future of this great institution, celebrating the 50th anniversary since welcoming its first class of students in 1975.
We are continually inspired by the students who, year after year, come to study at HJI. They continue to be students of high caliber who carry forward HJI’s great tradition of academic excellence, commitment to the wider community, to ministry and to public...
Student Spotlight – Bruce Clarke
What inspired you to apply to HJI and your program? What do you most appreciate about being a student at HJI?
As a teacher at a premier public high school for over 25 years, I knew I wanted to do something special and different for the rest of my life. Memories of my many years in children’s and youth ministry are joy-filled and deeply satisfying. I held onto a sense of doing something like that again: diving into something that concerned communicating God’s love, wisdom, history and grace.
Once I jumped into a master’s level class in the Fall of 2021, my expectations were surpassed...