Prior to her deanship at Mount Holyoke, Hall served as the founding director (Internal Relations) for the Of Many Institute for Multifaith Leadership at New York University, where she co-led the Institute and Center with Yael Shy."Yael Shy: The Huffington Post." Retrieved on October 9, 2014. The Of Many Institute is a first-of-its-kind, providing academic and co-curricular programming to students from diverse religious backgrounds in an effort to equip New York University students with the skills necessary to reach across faith boundaries and foster dialogue and respect, while still remaining rooted in their own religious and spiritual traditions.Riecken, Astrid. "Jewish activist: ‘Hate speech must not be accepted as civil discourse." The Washington Post, October 12, 2012. Retrieved on October 8, 2014. The Institute and the Center's programmatic activities have frequently been featured in prominent news sources, including The Huffington Post.Memon, Zain. “NYU Fast-a-thon: Bringing Relief to drought-stricken Africa.” Huffington Post Post, October 5, 2012. Retrieved on October 8, 2014. The Institute was founded by Chelsea Clinton, Linda Mills, Rabbi Yehuda Sarna, and Imam Khalid Latif. Among Hall’s most notable contributions to The Institute are her creation of the Multifaith Minor in Spiritual Leadership,“People in Business: Mt. Holyoke Hires Two.” Mass Live news. March 24, 2014. Retrieved on October 8, 2014. her Faith ZoneFry, Rachel Kenley. “‘Interfaith’ movement in the making at USU.” The Herald Journal: Bridgerland’s Daily Newspaper. December 22, 2013. Retrieved on October 21, 2014. religious literacy pedagogy workshop Faith Zone (recipient of 2014 Inaugural Spirituality and Religion in Higher Education "Outstanding Spiritual Initiative" Award) and her contribution to Chelsea Clinton’s 2014 debut documentary film on Muslim-Jewish relations, Of Many.Craig, Samantha. “Short Film ‘Of Many’ Examines Interfaith Relationships Through an NYU lens.” NYU Local, April 16, 2014. Retrieved on October 22, 2013.
