Harvard Divinity School Dean Marla F. Frederick said the school hopes to deepen its ties to Asian institutions and expand ...

Facing pressure from the Trump administration in part over its handling of antisemitism, Harvard University recently announced the appointment of Shaul Magid as professor of modern Jewish studies in ...

(RNS) — Religion and Public Life was one of a handful of programs singled out in Harvard’s 311-page antisemitism report issued in April as being especially problematic. (RNS) — Harvard University is ...

Baber Johansen, Professor of Islamic Studies Emeritus, at Harvard Divinity School (HDS), passed away in late January 2026.

On a hot day in Jerusalem, Kevin Keystone found his way to the synagogue within Yad Vashem, Israel’s national monument to victims of the Holocaust, and took a moment to reflect. It wasn’t his first ...

Rev. Kelly Brown Douglas joins The Harvard Religion Beat to explore faith, justice, and why hope is something we do—not just ...

Harvard Divinity School declined to make its dean, Marla Frederick, or the new head of Religion and Public Life, Terrence Johnson, available for interviews. In a statement, the divinity school said ...