2008
- The vision of Boston Islamic Seminary (BIS) was born.
2014
- Muslim American Society (MAS) Boston initiated the first core team to start the Seminary.
2015
- BIS registered as a corporation with the Massachusetts Secretary of State.
- BIS’s board of directors was formed with only three board members.
- Current logo was created.
2016
- Continuing education program was launched in Fall 2016.
- BIS operated its offices out of 100 Malcom X Boulevard in Boston, MA.
- BIS successfully hired its first Dean of Academic Affairs.
- The first Academic Committee was formed to design and develop the curriculum of BIS’s full-time program.
2017
- BIS offered its first fellowship program – Iqra Fellowship Program for college and graduate students.
- BIS launched its first certificate program in Islamic Intellectual History.
- BIS offered its first hybrid online course in Spring 2017.
- The completion of the development of the first BIS full-time program curriculum.
- Annual Report 2017
2018
- BIS was registered as a 501 (c) (3) non-profit tax-exempt organization.
- BIS submitted an application with the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education (DHE), to secure degree-granting authority.
- BIS launched its first Graduate Certificate Program in Islamic Foundations, a sequence of five courses offered by BIS faculty members, as a preparation for the full-time degree program.
- Dean of Academic Affairs, Dr. Basyouny Nehela, was named as BIS’s first President.
- Annual Report 2018
2019
- BIS hired its first Dean of Administration & Chief Operating Officer (COO).
- Expanded board to include 6 members.
- BIS moved its offices to Prospect Street, in the heart of Cambridge, Massachusetts.
- BIS expanded its offerings to include a range of five unique offerings and programs.
- BIS held its first graduation ceremony to recognize and award its students, faculty members and instructors.
- BIS Yearly Overview
2020
- BIS launched its first virtual certificate in Islamic foundations.
- BIS launched its first Facebook Live show “Real Talk” between students and faculty.
- BIS moved its office and campus to Al Huda Society in Chelsea, MA
- BIS was approved by the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education to award the Master of Islamic Religious Leadership (MIRL), a full-time graduate program
2021
- The inaugural cohort of Master of Islamic Religious Leadership (MIRL) students commenced their studies in September.
- BIS joined the Boston Theological Interreligious Consortium (BTIC) as an Associate Member.
- BIS joined the Association of Muslim Chaplains as an institutional member.