Swartz Hall Renovation
With the Swartz Hall renewal just months away from completion, this update highlights where we are in the project and what to expect in the coming, final months as our main campus building is transformed into a more modern, accessible, and energy-efficient teaching and learning environment.
Upcoming Conference
The Fifth Annual Black Religion, Spirituality, and Culture Conference at Harvard will take place February 11-12, 2021. The conference seeks to advance exploration of Black Religions as it relates to culture by means of cross-disciplinary dialogue, scholarship, and training in ethical leadership.
2021 Spring Semester Plans
In fall 2020, HDS announced it will conduct spring 2021 courses online. In so doing, the School seeks to maximize community safety and to allow students to make informed plans for travel, living arrangements, and enrollment. Visit the HDS Coronavirus Updates page for more information.
Humans of HDS
Amos Jackson III, MDiv '23
"Healing matters to the oppressed, the disenfranchised, the poor, and the hungry. People can get justice, they can get policies and even resources, but it’s the healing that actually helps them to move forward. If an individual gets justice but still carries trauma, are they really obtaining true justice?"
Faculty Spotlight
Black & Buddhist
HDS Senior Lecturer Cheryl Giles discusses her new co-edited anthology, Black & Buddhist: What Buddhism Can Teach Us About Race, Resilience, Transformation & Freedom, in which eight teachers share their journeys.
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