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Join the International Summit Council for Peace Webinar
Thursday, June 18, 2026 at 9 am Eastern - 6 am Pacific

HJI Alumni, Dr. Tajeldin Hamad, President of UPF International, and Dr. Franco Famularo, Chairman of UPF Canada, and Director of the International Summit Council for Peace, are convening a special webinar on "The Future of the Rules-Based Global Order" featuring several very distinguished former heads of state, including H.E. Goodluck Jonathan, former President of Nigeria; H.E. Gloria Arroyo, former President of the Philippines; H.E. Anthony Carmona, former President of Trinidad and Tobago; and H.E. Jose Manuel Barroso, former Prime Minister of Portugal.

The role and function of the rules-based global order as it has stood for the last 80 or so years is being challenged. What is the way forward in the context of international law, political realities, and the role of global institutions? There is a growing awareness among people throughout the world of the urgent need for innovative vision and bold leadership if we are to resolve the critical issues of our time. With this in mind, the International Summit Council for Peace convenes global leaders whose shared experience, wisdom, and insight are essential to building a world grounded in interdependence, mutual prosperity, and universal values.

HJI invites students and interested learners to join an 8-week Summer Session Intensive Course on Human Rights, Law and Government, taking place July 1–August 21, 2026. Taught by Dr. Thomas Walsh, President and Professor of Religion and Peace, this course will examine the role of religion and theories of natural law in the development of the modern state, the rule of law, constitutions, international law and human rights.

Those interested are encouraged to apply now at bit.ly/applytohji. For more information, please contact Steven Boyd, Dean of Enrollment Management, at [email protected].

Click here to see the course syllabus https://www.hji.edu/course-schedule/

On June 9, 2026, HJI President Dr. Thomas Walsh met with the Permanent Representative of Nepal to the United Nations, H.E. Ambassador Lok Bahadur Thapa, who currently serves as the President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council.

Ms. Nagma Shrestha, an HJI student currently enrolled in the Master of Arts in Peace Studies and a representative of the ECOSOC-affiliated NGO, Youth and Students for Peace, also attended the meeting. The meeting focused on current affairs related to the 80th Anniversary of the United Nations and the importance of Peace Studies in advancing preventive peacebuilding and post-conflict peacebuilding.

Congrats Grads! On Saturday, May 23, 2026, HJ International Graduate School for Peace and Public Leadership (HJI) held its 50th Commencement in New York City to celebrate the class of 2026.

Read more @ https://www.hji.edu/congratulations-to-the-class-of-2026/

Make way for the Class of 2026! Watch HJI's 50th Commencement Ceremony. https://youtu.be/VXrFegQMuvA

View order of ceremony >> https://simplebooklet.com/2026graduationprogram4

HJI 50th Commencement Ceremony HJI 50th COMMENCEMENT CEREMONYMISSION STATEMENTHJI provides adva...

What a pleasure it is for me to be with you today and to receive an honorary doctorate from this wonderful institution. There are few moments in life as exhilarating, hopeful, and, yes, even a little bittersweet as a graduation ceremony.

It is the occasion when intellectual passion, hard work, late nights, financial sacrifice, doubt and belief, ambition, and exhaustion all come together in a marvelous culminating achievement.

Just a short time from now, with your diploma in hand, you will be able to exhale and, with a big smile and perhaps a pumped fist, say, “I did it!!!!”

Dr. Katrina Lantos Swett was the recipient of an Honorary Doctorate during HJI’s 2026 Commencement Ceremonies held on May 23, 2026, at 481 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY.

Continue reading Dr. Swett's Commencement speech @ https://www.hji.edu/dr-katrina-lantos-swett-speaks-at-hjis-50th-commencement/

Congratulations to our graduates. We are very proud of you. What you have accomplished is quite significant, and I hope that fact becomes clearer and clearer to each of you as your journey in life unfolds.

Dr. Katrina Lantos Swett, we are honored that you are here with us today. You delivered a brilliant and memorable commencement address, addressing topics of profound significance. Thank you for all that you have done and will do for the protection of human rights and religious freedom.

And, Hon. Amb. Richard Swett, thank you for being here with us today to offer congratulatory remarks. Thank you also for being part of HJI’s Religious Freedom Conference, convened last August, and contributing a chapter to the volume just published by HJI Press on Threats to Religious Freedom...

Continue reading "President's Address at the 50th Commencement" @
https://www.hji.edu/presidents-address-at-the-50th-commencement/

Watch the Commemorative Video of HJI's 50th Commencement.

Commemorative Video and First Class '77 Congratulatory Messages Celebrating 50 years of HJI - Commemorative Video and First Class '...

Enrollment for the 2026 Fall semester is OPEN!
View the course schedule here: https://www.hji.edu/course-schedule/

Contact Steven Boyd if you have any questions or for more information @ [email protected]

To apply now https://bit.ly/applytohji

We are honored to invite you to celebrate the achievements of this year’s graduating class at HJI’s landmark 50th Annual Commencement. The ceremony will take place at our campus (481 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY) on Saturday, May 23, at 2 PM ET.

Register to Watch the Live Stream https://zoom.us/meeting/register/AbgeU4djRqOyKrZJvcl0Sw #/registration

Register to Attend In-Person https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdEkXCwRfOSdsRX1XZqhEhByY6f2qZCY_hcz2t0iIke9Iyabw/viewform

Visit our website for more info!
https://www.hji.edu/event/50th-commencement/