Alumni Day 2022

Alumni Day Slideshow

  • An HDS grad poses in front of the Alumni Day sign.
  • Harvard President Larry Bacow speaks in front of an audience.
  • A crowd sits near the fire place outside of Swartz Hall.
  • HDS grad Linda McKenzie smiles and speaks with another person.
  • HDS grads Gretchen Legler and John O'Connor sit and speak together in Williams Chapel.
  • HDS grads talking and smiling during Alumni Day festivities.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Harvard Divinity School
45 Francis Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138

Information about hotels, parking, and COVID-19 protocol can be found here. If you are still interested in registering or have any questions, please contact alums@hds.harvard.edu.

Event Program

8:30 am | Registration & Breakfast | HDS Commons

9–9:30 am | Morning Services | Multiple locations

9:45–10 am | Welcome with Dean David N. Hempton | James Room

10–11:45 am | HDS Now with Academic Leadership | James Room

12–1 pm | Back to the Classroom with HDS Faculty | Multiple locations

Catherine Brekus, Charles Warren Professor of the History of Religion in America, Chair of the Committee on the Study of Religion (FAS): “A Short History of American Christian Nationalism”

Davíd Carrasco, Neil L. Rudenstine Professor of the Study of Latin America, with a joint appointment with the Department of Anthropology in the Faculty of Arts and Science: “Gifts from Mexico: When Indigenous Ancestors Met Catholic Saints=Days of the Dead”

Charles Hallisey, Yehan Numata Senior Lecturer on Buddhist Literatures: “The Benefit of a Doubt: Buddhist Insights into Human Transformation”

Tracey Hucks, Victor S. Thomas Professor of Africana Religious Studies, Suzanne Young Murray Professor (Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study): “Religion, Race, and Dr. Seuss” 

Diane L. Moore, Faculty Director, Religion and Public Life, Lecturer in Religion, Conflict, and Peace, Senior Fellow at the Center for the Study of World Religions: "Just Peacebuilding in Fragmented Times: Religious Literacy and the Moral Imagination"

Jacob Olupona, Professor of African Religious Traditions, with a joint appointment as Professor of African and African American Studies in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences: “Religions and Politics in contemporary Nigeria”

Matthew Ichihashi Potts, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church: "Forgiveness"

Charles Stang, Professor of Early Christian Thought, Director of the Center for the Study of World Religions: “Philosophy in the Desert"

Terry Tempest Williams, Writer-in-Residence: “Finding Beauty in a Broken World”

1–2:15 pm | Lunch | Multiple locations

2:30–3:30 pm | Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging at HDS | James Room

3:45–4:15 pm | Reflections from President Bacow | James Room

4:30–6:30 pm | Alumni Book Fair | Braun Room

4:30–6:30 pm | HDS Office Fair | Braun Room

6:30–9 pm | Dinner hosted by Alumni/Alumnae Council | James Room

Harvard University welcomes individuals with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you would like to request accommodation or have questions about the physical access provided, please contact the alumni relations team at alums@hds.harvard.edu in advance of your participation or visit.