Monday, September 6, 2021 - 16:00
American University of Iraq, Sulaimani (AUIS) president Bruce Walker Ferguson welcomed Professor Leonard Swidler, founder and president of the Dialogue Institute at Temple University, to AUIS on September 6, 2021.
Ferguson provided an overview of the University and AUIS community, as well as the institution's mission and values, and activities. Professor Swidler in turn shared the history of the Dialogue Institute and Journal of Ecumenical Studies, and the work done through them since their founding in 1964 and 1978, respectively.
Ferguson and Swidler discussed possible areas of collaboration between the two institutions.