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Director of Alumni Relations
Director of Alumni Relations
Job Title: Director of Alumni Relations (Part-Time)
Location: RemoteHours: 15–20 hours per weekReports to: Office of the President
Position Summary HJ International Graduate School for Peace and Public Leadership (HJI) is seeking a Director of Alumni Relations to lead and strengthen engagement with its alumni community. This part-time, remote position is ideal for someone who enjoys relationship-building, strategic communication, database management, and fundraising projects. No on-campus office hours are required.
Qualifications
Strong organizational and...
Honorary Doctorate To Be Conferred Upon Dr. Sakeena Yacoobi
HJ International Graduate School for Peace and Public Leadership is proud to announce the conferral of an honorary doctorate upon Dr. Sakeena Yacoobi as part of its 49th Commencement Ceremony. The event will take place on Saturday, May 31th at 2:00 pm ET at 4 West 43rd Street, New York, NY.
Dr. Sakena Yacoobi, known as the mother of Afghan education, has been a pioneering and devoted educator of refugees for 24 years working under the conviction that education is key to social reconstruction.
Dr. Yacoobi began educating teachers and establishing schools for boys and girls in Afghan...
Does Switzerland’s neutrality have an expiration date?
On May 16 HJ International Graduate School for Peace and Public Leadership co-hosted a special program with the Research Institute for the Integration of World Thought (RIIWT) on “Does Switzerland’s neutrality have an expiration date?”
Neutrality has long been part of Switzerland’s image in the world and its history spans half a millennium. It is an armed neutrality that has allowed Switzerland to remain unscathed during the two World Wars. It is also a reason why many international organizations related to the UN are headquartered in Geneva, the birthplace of the Geneva Conventions and...
The Root Cause of Conflict and Violence: A Jungian Perspective
HJI held an insightful Faculty Roundtable on Wednesday, April 23 at 7pm ET, hosted by Dr. Thomas Walsh, HJI President. Dr. Drissa Kone, HJI Associate Professor of Conflict Resolution and Ministry, speaks on “The Root Cause of Conflict and Violence: A Jungian Perspective.”
Carl Jung’s perspective on conflict and violence is deeply rooted in his concept of the Shadow, which represents the unconscious, repressed aspects of the human psyche. According to Jung, individuals and societies often project their own denied and unacknowledged weaknesses, fears, and aggressions onto others, creating...
Philosophers I Met in My Dreams
HJI held a Faculty Roundtable on Tuesday, March 25 at 7pm ET, hosted by HJI President Dr. Thomas Walsh. HJI Associate Provost, Dr. Keisuke Noda speaks on “Philosophers I Met in My Dreams.”
Dr. Noda, Professor of Philosophy at HJI, recently published two books in Japan: The Philosophers I Met in My Dreams: From Plato to Dogen (Art Village, 2025, 522 pages, in Japanese), and The Limits of Religion and the Meaning of Life: V. Frankl’s Perspective (Art Village, 2024, 279 pages, in Japanese).
At this Faculty Roundtable, Dr. Noda shares the conceptual design behind The Philosophers I Met...
Dr. William Selig published by Spiritual Care Association and Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada
HJI is pleased to share that two articles by Dr. William Selig, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pastoral Ministry, have been published:
“We’re Never Alone” in Caring for the Human Spirit Magazine (Winter/Spring 2025), published by the Spiritual Care Association (SCA), an affiliate of the HealthCare Chaplaincy Network. The magazine reaches roughly 10,000 subscribers. https://www.spiritualcareassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/SpringWinter-2025.pdf (pp. 20-21)
“Paying God’s Love Forward: A Hospital Chaplain’s Perspective” in the Journal of Reflective Practice: Formation...
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...
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.
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