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On March 1, the Very Rev. Dr. Jane Shaw, MDiv '88, Dean of Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, led a conversation with members of the HDS community and local alumni about two of her recently published books, Octavia, Daughter of God and A Practical...

July 15, 2013 marked the 175th anniversary of Ralph Waldo Emerson's famous "Divinity School Address," delivered to the HDS graduating class of 1838. The speech outraged many of Emerson's contemporaries but is today seen by many as a landmark in American...

The HDS Alumni/Alumnae Council established the Peter J. Gomes STB '68 Memorial Honors in 2013 to celebrate the outstanding contributions that HDS alumni make to their fields, and to society, across the broad spectrum of professions and vocations that HDS...

Faithful Democrats, an online Christian community dedicated to working for the common good, recently announced the recipients of the 2009 Faithful Democrats Fellowship for Emerging Leaders. This distinction is given annually to top emerging leaders in...

It is with great sadness that HDS mourns the passing of Alonzo L. McDonald, a longtime member of the Dean’s Council and a devoted friend of the School. Although not an alumnus of HDS, Mr. McDonald was a gracious partner of the School who was a member of...

On Wednesday, May 27, a new Harvard Commencement tradition took place. Latino/a students from across the University gathered for the first Harvard Latin@ Graduation Ceremony on the eve of Commencement to celebrate their accomplishments with friends and...

August 12 was one of the darkest days I’ve seen since I became dean of HDS. White nationalists marched in Charlottesville, Virginia to protest the removal of a statue of Robert E. Lee, a confederate general during the American Civil War. The group, which...

HDS celebrated the 2021 Peter J. Gomes STB '68 Honors Friend of the School on May 11. Our 2021 Friend of the School is Drew Gilpin Faust, President Emerita of Harvard University the Arthur Kingsley Porter University Professor, and longtime partner and...

As students face new financial pressures, HDS marshals new resources to meet the challenge. Space is sacred to Jarred Batchelor Hamilton. At HDS, the Master of Divinity candidate studies places that enable people to connect with one another and with the...

The year 2014 was a memorable one at Harvard Divinity School. We examined timely and important issues in the world today, such as conflict in the Middle East, racial justice in the U.S., and how religious leaders can lead in the fight against climate...

In an equally emotional and inspirational conversation, a pair of HDS alumni recently shared stories of how they helped individuals, communities, and themselves navigate through dark times. Nancy Cahners, MTS '03, and Mel Kawakami, MDiv '74, ThM '87...

In December 1815, President John T. Kirkland, appealed for support of the “best and noblest cause, which human benevolence is permitted to advance”: the education of ministers at Harvard University. His letter to the School’s alumni described society’s...