Where We Work
Interfaith America works with hundreds of colleges across the country to develop courses, programs, and campus-wide plans.
Throughout American history campuses have incubated social change and shaped the next generation of leaders. On IA Today, we share firsthand accounts and reported pieces of interfaith engagement and bridgebuilding on campuses today.
Interfaith America has two decades of experience as a partner to hundreds of universities with a range of affiliations including public, nonsectarian, and religious. We aim to make the vibrancy of our religious diversity a vital part of the college experience.
Throughout American history campuses have incubated social change and shaped leaders. Campuses are sites for research and scholarship, community engagement, encountering deep differences, and building habits of civic leadership. That’s why our longstanding programs are rooted in the power and promise of U.S. higher education. When students are shaped into leaders who leave college equipped with the skills and desire to engage in religious differences, our diverse democracy flourishes.
Our programs and resources build the capacity of campus educators, administrators, and students. We offer grants and other funding, learning tools and curricula, as well as consulting and training for campuses or networks. We organize spaces (in-person and virtual) for relationship building, strategic planning, and leadership development.
Across higher education, campus leaders are grappling with complex issues of identity, polarization, conflict, and cooperation. Overlooking those issues won’t make them go away — we collaborate to help your institution plan for high-impact pluralism and bridgebuilding training for campus leaders. Our consulting engages with campuses to develop a strategic plan for engaging pluralism. Whether it’s capacity building with student leaders and campus professionals, or workshops with senior leaders, get in touch with us to tailor our programs to your needs.
The Interfaith Leadership Summit (the Summit) is the nation’s largest gathering of college students and educators committed to American civic pluralism. Join the hundreds of people who care about the future of our religiously diverse society as they learn to bridge divides and forge friendships across lines of religious and worldview differences. You’ll gain skills, inspiration, and lasting connections to bridge divides and build a more united society.
Any undergraduate student or educator at a U.S. undergraduate college or university is eligible to attend the Summit. Graduate students are also welcome and should register as Summit educators.
The 2026 Interfaith Leadership Summit will be held on August 7-9, 2026 at the Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk in Chicago, IL.
As colleges and universities navigate growing internal and external pressures, we partner with a broad range of campuses to strengthen cultures of pluralism and equip leaders with interfaith leadership skills for a diverse democracy.
participants attended the second Advancing Campus Pluralism Conference, in partnership with the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U).
Let’s build an interfaith America, where people of all beliefs work together for the common good.
Gain skills, inspiration, and connections to bridge divides and build a more united society. Join us August 7-9 in Chicago, IL!
