Dr. Brian Calfano, associate professor of political science, was cited in the New York Times on February 6th. The article, written by Kyle Spencer, discusses the founding of a Muslim fraternity, Alpha Lambda Mu, at the University of Texas-Dallas. “Researchers who study the ebb and flow of immigrant assimilation say that recent interest in a fraternal identity makes a kind of symmetrical sense.”

“I’m surprised it took this long,” said Brian Calfano, an associate professor of political science at Missouri State University who has conducted extensive research on Islamic and American identities. “The fraternity itself is a hallmark of the modern American college experience,” he said. “In other words, these students are saying: ‘We want to live out our identity. We want to be protected within our group. But we also want to exercise our capacity to enjoy our college life.’”

Follow the link to read the entire article: Muslim Students