The 2025 Dean's Report is here! In its pages, find stories of our HDS community members dedicated to the study of religion and the promise of education as a force for good in the world.

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HDS Dean Marla F. Frederick offered the benediction and opening prayer at the W.E.B. Du Bois Medal ceremony, hosted by the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research. The event honors changemakers shaping Black culture, scholarship, and civic life.

Photos: Evgenia Eliseeva

Last fall, HDS began a strategic planning process with input from the HDS community to outline School-wide priorities. The priorities build on the School's strong foundation, while bringing the future of the study of religion into even greater focus.

Read here: www.hds.harvard.edu/about/strate...

Amid music, prayer, and dialogue at the Vatican's third annual World Meeting on Human Fraternity, HDS Dean Marla Frederick and Professor Raúl Zegarra share their reflections on solidarity, justice, faith, and the conference.

www.hds.harvard.edu/news/2025/10...

That's a wrap on DivEx 2025!

Last week we welcomed 20 DivEx students interested in pursuing graduate studies in religion to campus as they learned more about our degree programs, the HDS community, and our faculty.

Applications for Fall 2026 admission to HDS are now open!

Deadline: January 5, 2026 at 11:59 pm ET.🗓️
 
Whether your interest in a divinity degree focuses on academic study, field work, ordained ministry, or other callings, we invite you to learn more about the application: bit.ly/3ZLaszi

Welcome to the start of fall semester!

Same campus, new memories and experiences!😉

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Familiar faces fill the latest Harvard Divinity Bulletin, featuring Dean Marla Frederick, HDS faculty, alums & more!

Cover by Diana Ejaita, a multihyphenate artist, illustrator, and contributor to the "The New Yorker" since 2019. Art direction by Point Five Design.

Read here!: bit.ly/4meizOB

Summer sights!☀️

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The CSWR's Thinking with Plants and Fungi Conference was an immersive, in-depth exploration into the consciousness and agency of the more-than-human world: trees, plants, and fungi.

Read more:

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Applications for DivEx 2025 are now open!

The DivEx program is a three-day opportunity to learn more about Harvard Divinity School, our graduate programs, faculty members, and class offerings. The program is free to all participants. Learn more:

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Yesterday, our students began graduation celebrations with one of our favorite events of the year, the Multireligious Commencement Service! 💛

Music, prayer, and poetry were offered from all faith traditions as we celebrated our pluralistic community.

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This spring, the HDS Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DIB) hosted “Love Through a Multifaith Lens,” a grounding series exploring the ways love is understood and practiced across Judaism, Buddhism, and Islam.

Read here: bit.ly/4jNbN1o

Join us this summer for "Insight Into Mindfulness," a 3-day in-person workshop for clinical #mentalhealth and #wellness professionals focused on how to use resources derived from Buddhist ideas, techniques, and traditions to address mental health issues.

Application Deadline: May 7 bit.ly/3YMexDx

As the world mourns the loss of Pope Francis, two Harvard Divinity School professors, Francis X. Clooney, S.J., and Raúl Zegarra, reflect on his reform-driven papacy and lasting impact on the Catholic Church.

Read their reflections here: bit.ly/4jqouPm

Let's give Hannah Desouza, MDiv ’25, this year’s Billings Preaching Prize winner, her flowers, along with finalists, Caleigh Grogan, MDiv ’25, and Sara Zemelman, MTS ’26, whose voices moved the room! Powerful readings were also given by Michael Fuhrman, MDiv ’25, and Sabbi Lall, MDiv ’26🤩💐

Congratulations are in order! HDS Professor Annette Yoshiko Reed, MTS ’99, has been awarded a 2025 Guggenheim Fellowship for significant contributions to the study of ancient Judaism, early Christianity, and Jewish-Christian relations.

Read more about her scholarship here: bit.ly/44t4FST

Hello! #WeAreHarvardDivinity

Follow along for stories from our students and faculty, events on campus, and reflections at the intersections of faith, justice, and scholarship.

Whether you're a practitioner, scholar, or somewhere in between, we're glad you're here!🌈🕊️✨