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The second Buddhism and Race Conference brought together activists, sangha leaders, community members, and students to learn from one another and share justice-oriented teachings and training.

“Recently, I have realized that, at the bottom of everything, I came to the study of South Asian religion and Indian philosophy because I couldn’t imagine not reading Sanskrit every day.”— Eliot Davenport, MTS '18

Jeremy Sher, MDiv ’16, talks about his path to the rabbinate and how Jewish communities can be more inclusive.

Lauren Taylor, who studies public health and medical ethics at HDS, writes in The New Yorker about health care reform.

MTS candidate Shira Telushkin writes about how apologizing before Yom Kippur can go right, or wrong.

HDS student Heather Rick talks about her unlikely road to HDS, the role of writers in today's political climate, and how she found inspiration in Muslim punk rock.

HDS communications reached out to our 2021 graduating students to hear from them in their own words about their experiences at HDS, the people who've helped and inspired them along their grad school journeys, and their plans for the future. Words of...

Residents at the Center for the Study of World Religions are scholars deeply committed to the study of religion. Below, the CSWR spoke with Mary Balkon, MDiv candidate, on her research in animism, spiritual care, and the non-human world.

"The value of a person is inherent by virtue of the fact that the person is created in God’s image and likeness ... whether or not we are considered “productive” by society."— Nougoutna Norbert Litoing, PhD candidate

Students in "Scrolls in the Middle Ages," a course co-led by HDS professor Beverly Kienzle, prepared Harvard's collection of medieval scrolls for display.

HDS student David Waters didn't want to simply go to mass, "soak up the awesomeness," and leave. He wanted to give back. So now he's teaching theology to first graders at his Boston parish.

On Wednesday, May 24, and Thursday, May 25, HDS and Harvard University celebrated Commencement. At HDS, 106 degrees were awarded to graduating students. Proud family members and friends, staff, alumni, and the students themselves, shared pictures, videos...