Around 80 U.S. colleges and universities now employ full-time Muslim chaplains, up from only a handful 25 years ago, as Islamic religious infrastructure has become increasingly established across American campuses. The expansion accelerated after 9/11. Within a decade, dozens of universities, including Rutgers and all eight Ivy League schools, had added full-time Muslim chaplains. Campuses have also established dedicated Muslim prayer spaces, Islamic-life centers and religious programs. Georgetown, which says it became the first U.S. university to appoint a full-time Muslim chaplain in 1999, now has the Yarrow Mamout Masjid, featuring prayer facilities, ablution stations, a formation hall and halal kitchen. Duke operates a Center for Muslim Life, while Syracuse’s Muslim chaplaincy offers Quran reading and memorization, tajweed, tafsir and classes on the life of Muhammad.

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