Sunday, January 18, 2026
3:00 PM

Introduction & Celebration: Rothko Chapel President Imam Abdullah Antepli
Open & free to all, in-person & livestream

We gathered for an interfaith service and a festive introduction to our new president, learning more about exciting new initiatives at the Rothko Chapel.

Abdullah Antepli is a globally recognized scholar and leader of cross-religious and cross-cultural dialogue in American higher education and the nonprofit sector. He has built and led multiple organizations and initiatives that foster religious and spiritual life across college campuses nationwide, cultivating understanding between faith traditions while honoring their cultural integrity and dignity.

Imam Antepli joined the Rothko Chapel in September 2025, following prominent teaching and administrative roles at Duke University, where he served as associate professor of the practice at the Sanford School of Public Policy, with a secondary appointment at the Divinity School as associate professor of the practice of interfaith relations. He previously served as Duke University’s first Muslim chaplain and director of the Center for Muslim Life, and later as the university’s chief representative for Muslim affairs.

Professor Antepli is also a senior fellow in Jewish–Muslim Relations at the Shalom Hartman Institute, where he founded and co-directs the widely recognized Muslim Leadership Initiative. In 2019, The NonProfit Times named Imam Antepli to its Power & Influence Top 50 list, recognizing him as one of the most prominent Muslim leaders today.