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Stephen Shoemaker, a lecturer on the study of religion, said it is common for his students to be surprised by the significance of religion in the evolution of Harvard, and he believes part of his mission is to raise that awareness.

In this year’s Stendahl Symposium, four Harvard Divinity School students present their papers centered around the broad topic of “conversations across religious boundaries.” Listen iTunes SoundCloud

Rachel Leiken, MDiv '20, Multifaith Engagement Fellow at the Memorial Church, writes about deepening her commitment to social justice, community building, and university chaplaincy. After the election in 2016, I spent a lot of time thinking about what I...

A message from David N. Hempton, Dean of Harvard Divinity School I write with great pleasure to announce that Melissa Wood Bartholomew, MDiv ’15, will join HDS as the School’s new Associate Dean of Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DIB) on July 6, 2020...

I owe more to Anne Monius than a person has a right to, and as I read the remembrances from her students and colleagues, I find myself facing—perhaps we are all facing—a conundrum. How could one person have tirelessly championed so many people in the...

Professor Stephanie Paulsell writes about how in her course on contemplative prayer, she assigns just six books—and she and student read them each twice.

At the 2011 Diploma Award Ceremony, held on May 26 in Memorial Church, Derek van Bever gave the student address, titled "Who Are You Going to Be?"

Harvard students and faculty members, including HDS Professor Todne Thomas, reflect on what Juneteenth means to them, amid the national reckoning with racism sparked by the police killing of George Floyd.

Alumni, faculty, administrators, and students flocked to the Divinity School this weekend, celebrating its two centuries of existence with lectures, a panel of Harvard deans, and a bicentennial party, concluding a years-worth of festivities.

The following personal reflection was written by Adriana Krasniansky and Ross Feehan, students in HDS 3092: “Ethical Discernment in Business Contexts.” During times of crisis, opportunities exist. This was a key message that Audrey Choi, Morgan Stanley’s...

The following words are an address to HDS's graduating class of 2006, presented at the Commencement Worship Service in the Memorial Church on June 7, 2006, by Stephanie Paulsell, Houghton Professor of the Practice of Ministry Studies. Her text was...

This feature is part of an HDS Communications interview series offering students a closer look at selected upcoming courses. Below, HDS student Bo Clay chats with E. J. Dionne, renowned journalist and William H. Bloomberg Visiting Professor at HDS, about...