AIC ACHIEVES ACCREDITATION!
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AIC ACHIEVES ACCREDITATION!
AIC is the FIRST Muslim Institution of Higher Education in America.
AIC is now ONE OF JUST TWO Independent Muslim colleges in America that have achieved academic accreditation on their own merits.
Come to AIC!
Experience knowledge that liberates, ennobles, empowers, and transforms. Expand your mind. Refine your thinking, speaking, and writing.
Become A Better You...
Why AIC ?
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A mission and vision that welcomes everyone, includes social justice, and resonates with our time
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Accredited through the Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
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Small classes allowing for personalized teaching and mentoring
- Community partners doing world-changing work in Chicago, across the country, and all over the globe
- Students, staff, and faculty from diverse cultural, religious, and socio-economic backgrounds (we keep it real)
- World-class faculty who teach, travel, mentor, research, publish, and play pivotal roles in society
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Engaged alumni who stand ready to help and advise
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A close, caring, inclusive community
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BA, MA, and MDIV degree programs, with new degree and certificate programs on the horizon and in the works
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Both in-person and HLC-authorized online options for individual courses and whole degree programs
A Global Community in the Heart of Chicago
CONTACT US TODAY, AND EXPLORE WHAT AIC CAN DO FOR YOU!
[email protected] | 773.281.4700
IT'S TIME TO GET THAT DEGREE:
ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR FALL 2024
'Fashion From an Islamic Perspective'
With Dr. Heather Akou
Date: Tomorrow, March 5th 2024
Time: 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm CT including Q & A
Platform: Virtual on Zoom
SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Heather Akou is an Associate Professor of Fashion Design in the Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design at Indiana University. Her varied research interests include African dress and fashion, contemporary Islamic fashion, working-class histories of dress in the United States, uniforms, lawmaking about dress and the body, and the politics of museum collections. Her latest book, On the Job: A History of American Work Uniforms, was just published by Bloomsbury Academic.
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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Thank you for your support & contributions!
American Islamic College is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit institute of higher education. Contributions are tax-deductible to the fullest extent permitted by law.
AMERICAN ISLAMIC COLLEGE
| 773-281-4700
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