AIC 2025 Commencement Ceremony Recap | 'Exploring the Stories of India' Sunday June 1st
With Audrey Truschke, R David Coolidge & Anantanand Rambachan
AIC BULLETIN
AIC 2025
Commencement Ceremony Recap
With hearts full of gratitude, joy, and pride in our graduates, we celebrated a powerful milestone at American Islamic College on May 9th. This was our first graduation ceremony since the onset of the pandemic. As we celebrate the commitment and academic achievement of the graduates, we renew our dedication to the pursuit of knowledge for the love of God and the service of humanity.
A heartfelt thank you to Dr. Teepu Siddique, our esteemed honorary doctorate recipient, for his lifelong contributions to science and his love for the broader sphere of learning, and we thank our esteemed keynote speaker, Alia J. Bilal, for her inspiring words and unwavering commitment to community and justice.
Congratulations to our graduates! May your journeys ahead be filled with purpose, impact, and Divine blessing!
Exploring the Stories of India
Book Launch With Audrey Truschke
Sunday, June 1st @ 5pm
Date: Sunday, June 1, 2025
Time: 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM CT
Light Reception Starting at 5 PM
Book Signing from 7:30 – 8:00 PM
Copies of the book will be available for purchase
Location: Roosevelt University, Schaumburg Campus
Zurich Alumni Hall
1400 Roosevelt Blvd. Schaumburg, IL 60173
Sponsors:
Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion at University of Notre Dame, American Islamic College & Roosevelt University
SPEAKERS
Audrey Truschke is Professor of South Asian History at Rutgers University in Newark, New Jersey. Trained in Sanskrit and Persian, her research focuses on the cultural, imperial, and intellectual history of medieval and early modern India as well as the politics of history in modern times. She is the author of three books. Her most recent book, India: 5,000 Years of History on the Subcontinent, will be published by Princeton University Press in June 2025.
R. David Coolidge is Research Faculty at Bayan Islamic Graduate School. He was previously the Associate University Chaplain for the Muslim Community at Brown University, the Muslim Advisor at Dartmouth College, and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Service at New York University. He received a PhD from the Graduate Theological Union in 2023, and an MA in Religion from Princeton University in 2008.
Anantanand Rambachan is Professor Emeritus of Religion at Saint Olaf College, Minnesota (1985-2021). He was also Forum Humanum Visiting Professor at the Academy for the Study of World Religions at the University of Hamburg in Germany (2013-2017). Prof. Rambachan has been involved in interreligious relations and dialogue for over 40 years, as a Hindu contributor and analyst. He is a Co-President of Religions for Peace.
OUR VISION
Welcoming students of all faiths and backgrounds, American Islamic College (AIC) is a Chicago-based institution of higher learning grounded in Islamic values and steeped in Islam’s rich and diverse intellectual and cultural traditions. AIC promotes appreciation for the scope and richness of Islamic history and civilization both in and beyond the classroom by means of significant research, impactful teaching, and informative public events highlighting Islam’s intellectual, artistic, and cultural expressions. Through rigorous scholarship and a commitment to social justice, the collective good, civic involvement, interfaith understanding, and intercultural engagement, AIC prepares students to become critical thinkers, visionary leaders,
and responsible global citizens.
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