On Saturday, May 25, 2024, HJ International Graduate School for Peace and Public Leadership (HJI) held its 48th Commencement in New York City to celebrate the class of 2024. Special remarks were offered by Dr. Ki Hoon Kim, Member of the Board of Trustees and Chair, World Christian Leadership Conference (WCLC), followed by Rev. Demian Dunkley, Member of the Board of Trustees, and Chairman and President, Family Federation USA.  Special Remarks – Dr. Ki Hoon Kim Special Remarks – Rev. Demian Dunkley In recognition for his international diplomacy and advocacy for...

HJ International Graduate School for Peace and Public Leadership held its Third Annual Research Day Program at 7 PM on Tuesday May 14, 2024. This year’s research projects were represented by fourteen student submissions and six additional submissions from faculty and staff. Once again Dr. James Fleming, 1982 HJI Divinity Program Graduate and Charles A. Dana Professor of Science, Technology, and Society, Emeritus at Colby College whose writings on the History of Science and Technology including Climate Change and Engineering have been published by Johns Hopkins University, MIT, Oxford...

Dr. Massimo Introvigne, Founder, CESNUR; Editor, Bitter Winter, commented on the sucess of the HJI International Conference in Bitter Winter. “While there are other critical situations, including in France, what is happening in Japan is unprecedented in a democratic country in our century.” Read the Full Article »

HJI held the 1st International Conference on Peace and Public Leadership: Addressing the Challenges of Our Times on April 11-13, 2024 with distinguished panelists from around the world.  Ten sessions discussed topics central to the challenges facing today’s society. In this first international conference the presentations only scratched the surface of these important global issues, which HJI will continue to address through academic research and future scholarly encounters. Dr. Thomas Walsh,...

On April 3rd, HJI welcomed Masato Sudo, son of HJI alum and early FFWPU pioneer educator, Rev. Ken Sudo (M.Div. 1995). Rev. Sudo passed away on December 22, 2023 at age 92. Masato, currently residing in Seattle, is visiting New York and was eager to return to places of his childhood, including 43rd St and the former HJI campus in Barrytown, NY. Dr. Thomas Walsh, HJI President, Dr. Thomas Ward, HJI Provost, Dr. Frank LaGrotteria, HJI Vice President, Dr. Michael Mickler, Distinguished Professor of Historical Studies, and Mr. Ken Sohn, HJI Director of Information and Technology were on hand...

HJI President, Dr. Thomas Walsh, visited Montreal on March 30-31, 2024, for meetings with Dr. Franco Famularo, and HJI Alumni and Chairman of HJI’s Board of Trustees, and with other alumni based in Quebec, Ontario and even Vermont, USA. In his March 31 address for Sunday service, Dr. Walsh shared about the course he and Rev. Demian Dunkley are currently teaching on “Ministry and Public Leadership in America” as well as other updates from HJI. Following the service, Dr. Walsh had lunch with the HJI alumni for a lively and stimulating discussion. HJI is grateful to Dr. Moon...