In pursuit of this mission, the Hollings Center convenes dialogue conferences that generate new thinking on important international issues and deepen channels of communication across opinion leaders and experts.
Specifically, Congress called on the center to "develop programs of cooperative study, training and research for students and scholars to exchange views and ideas" between the United States and the Muslim world.
More recently, the center has begun a Speaker Series to expand upon dialogue outcomes to a broader public audience.
The Hollings Center has awarded over US$200000 to previous participants to fund more than 25 small grants, establishing networks with hundreds of additional stakeholders.
The board of directors is currently led by Ambassador Nicholas A. Veliotes, former Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs.