Khalil Abdullah is the Assistant Dean for Muslim Life in the Office of Religious Life at Princeton University. He works closely with students on campus to support their diverse cultural and spiritual identities while helping to strengthen their religious literacy and mutual respect for others. In addition, Imam Khalil offers pastoral care to students and regularly hosts campus dialogues on various topics related to Islam and spirituality, identity, and meaning.
 

Professionally, he has held various leadership and management roles, taught in public and private schools, and organized teacher and chaplaincy trainings. He has been active in interfaith dialogue, minority male mentoring and various social justice initiatives. His academic interests include religious pluralism, Islamic ethics and spirituality, and history of Islam in America, with a focus on black Muslim experiences. Imam Khalil holds a master’s degree in Religious Studies from Hartford Seminary, where he also worked as its Major Gifts Officer for Islamic Giving. He is a member of the Association for Chaplaincy and Spiritual Life in Higher Education (ACSLHE) and the Association of Muslim Chaplains.