# Dean's Report 2023 ## expand\_more ![Harvard Divinity School Dean's Report 2023](/sites/g/files/omnuum5526/files/hds2/files/dr-coverbanner.jpg) Find out about the School’s recent research, teaching, and activity in the 2023 Dean's Report. Please see past editions of the Dean’s Report below. ## Table of Contents ![Photo of carved wooden transom over a door](/sites/g/files/omnuum5526/files/styles/hwp_1_1__100x100_scale/public/hds2/files/dr-yearinreview-400px.jpg?itok=IbcdU5Wx) ### Year in Review - [Letter from Interim Dean David F. Holland](/news/2023/11/17/letter-interim-dean-david-f-holland "Letter from Interim Dean David F. Holland") - [Marla Frederick Named Next Dean of Harvard Divinity School](/news/2023/11/17/university-announcement-marla-frederick-named-next-dean-harvard-divinity-school "Marla Frederick Named Next Dean of Harvard Divinity School") - [Alumni Day 2022: Celebrating HDS Graduates and Building Community](/news/2023/11/17/alumni-day-2022-celebrating-hds-graduates-and-building-community "Alumni Day 2022: Celebrating HDS Graduates and Building Community") --- ![Photo of fabric banner with symbols of many different faiths](/sites/g/files/omnuum5526/files/styles/hwp_1_1__100x100_scale/public/hds2/files/dr-advancingknowlegde-400px.jpg?itok=0VZyU6c8) ### Advancing Knowledge of Global Religion - [The Power of Intellectual Ancestors](/news/2023/11/17/power-intellectual-ancestors "The Power of Intellectual Ancestors") - [Relating to the Earth](/news/2023/11/17/relating-earth "Relating to the Earth") --- ![Photo of HDS students passing the flame from one candle to another](/sites/g/files/omnuum5526/files/styles/hwp_1_1__100x100_scale/public/hds2/files/dr-modelingmultireligious-400px.jpg?itok=dgtP8QCD) ### Modeling Multireligious Community - [A Beloved Tradition: Noon Service at HDS](/news/2023/11/17/beloved-tradition-noon-service-hds "A Beloved Tradition: Noon Service at HDS") - [Biblical Scholarship and Kinship: An HDS Student’s Perspective](/news/2023/11/17/biblical-scholarship-kinship-hds-student-perspective "Biblical Scholarship and Kinship: An HDS Student’s Perspective") - [Learning From History: Jewish Studies and Higher Education](/news/2023/11/17/learning-history-jewish-studies-higher-education "Learning From History: Jewish Studies and Higher Education") - [A Hindu Priest on Finding His Path at Harvard Divinity School](/news/2023/11/17/hindu-priest-finding-path-harvard-divinity "A Hindu Priest on Finding His Path at Harvard Divinity School") - [HDS Alum Centers Religion in Context through Navy Chaplaincy](/news/2023/11/08/zachary-zumwalt-mrpl-23 "HDS Alum Centers Religion in Context through Navy Chaplaincy") --- ![Photo looking up at tree branches with light streaming through them](/sites/g/files/omnuum5526/files/styles/hwp_1_1__100x100_scale/public/hds2/files/dr-ethicalleadership-400px.jpg?itok=7qTvhow4) ### Ethical Leadership in Action - [In Honor of Serendipity, Ethics, and Empathy](/news/2023/11/17/honor-serendipity-ethics-and-empathy "In Honor of Serendipity, Ethics, and Empathy") - Ask an Alum: [How an HDS Education Informs Religious Literacy in the Media](/news/2023/11/17/ask-alum-hds-education-religious-literacy-media "Ask an Alum: How an HDS Education Informs Religious Literacy in the Media") - Ask an Alum: [How an HDS Education Advances Liberation and Equality](/news/2023/11/17/ask-alum-hds-education-liberation-equality "Ask an Alum: How an HDS Education Advances Liberation and Equality") - Ask an Alum: [How an HDS Education Intersects with Public Health and Social Justice](/news/2023/11/17/ask-alum-hds-education-public-health-social-justice "Ask an Alum: How an HDS Education Intersects with Public Health and Social Justice") --- ![Photo of stained glass window showing an open book, with autumn leaves showing through the glass](/sites/g/files/omnuum5526/files/styles/hwp_1_1__100x100_scale/public/hds2/files/dr-newresources-400px.jpg?itok=H62f38Rj) ### New Resources for Teaching and Learning - [Message of Thanks from Lori Stevens](/news/2023/11/17/message-thanks-lori-stevens "Message of Thanks from Lori Stevens") - [Reckoning with the Role of Religion in the Legacies of Slavery](/news/2023/11/17/reckoning-role-religion-legacies-slavery "Reckoning with the Role of Religion in the Legacies of Slavery") - [The Gift of Giving](/news/2023/11/17/gift-giving "The Gift of Giving") --- ## Past Reports ![2022 Dean's Report cover](/sites/g/files/omnuum5526/files/styles/hwp_2_3__480x720/public/2025-01/2022.HDS_.DeansReport.cover_.jpg?itok=RI9pFOg2) [2022 Dean's Report](/alumni-friends/deans-report-2022 "Dean’s Report 2022")