Heart Challenges Hate

Heart Challenges Hate aims to respond with knowledge, informed and reasoned discourse, faith and reason to the prevalence of hatred, bigotry and violence we are experiencing in America today. It is our assumption and responsibility as a Catholic university to speak against the injustice and violence.

Past Events

Alternatives to Political Violence

September 18, 2025

Join Sacred Heart University faculty for Alternatives to Political Violence, a panel moderated by Michelle Loris, Ph.D. that explores how knowledge, reason, civil discourse and faith can counter violence, prejudice and hatred. The conversation will feature insights from June Ann Greeley, Ph.D., Ashley Morin, Ph.D., Daniel Rober, Ph.D. and Charles Gillespie, Ph.D. All are welcome.

Bystander Intervention Training

February 12, 2025

The Office for Inclusive Excellence presents a hands-on training session aimed at empowering students, faculty and staff to effectively support free speech on campus while fostering a respectful and inclusive community. This program equips participants with the skills to intervene constructively when free speech might lead to tension, misunderstanding or conflict. Facilitator: Freda Grant, Ph.D.

Inclusive Conversation on Free Speech

February 6, 2025

The Office for Inclusive Excellence invites students, faculty, staff and the broader community to an engaging and thought-provoking conversation exploring the intersections of free speech, inclusion and respect in academic and public discourse. As an institution committed to fostering critical thinking and open dialogue, this program provides a space to examine how free speech can coexist with a commitment to creating inclusive and respectful environments. Speakers include Freda Grant, Ph.D., Deirdra Preis, Ed.D. and Oyin Williams.

Heart Challenges Hate: The State of Antisemitism Today

April 11, 2023

Anti-Asian Hate: An American Tradition

April 21, 2021

Anti-Semitism: The Enduring Hatred

March 22, 2021

Let's Talk About Race

November 19, 2020

Catholics and the Vote

October 7, 2020

Racial Justice and the Church

August 5, 2020

13th

July 1, 2020

What is White Privilege?

June 24, 2020

Celebrating Black Artists

June 22, 2020

Wrestling with the Legacy of America’s ‘Original Sin’

June 10, 2020