Brandeis University plans to open a Center for Middle East Studies this fall that, officials there say, will be free of bias. It will not be solely focused on the Arab-Israeli conflict, which is ...

In the weeks since the Middle East Studies Association voted to endorse an academic boycott of Israel, reactions across the scholarly community have been varied. A chorus of advocacy groups has ...

StudentNation May 1, 2017 The Chilling of Middle Eastern Studies Whether or not Trump’s Muslim ban comes to fruition, the rhetoric around the ban is having widespread consequences on academic ...

Thanks to a prestigious federal grant, UC Davis this fall will greatly expand education about the Middle East and South Asia, including first-time instruction in Hindi/Urdu and Arabic, and new courses ...

Proponents of the Act say that Middle East Studies programs are left-leaning and biased against American foreign policy in the Middle East. Opponents of the Act say that this is a new kind of ...

Middle East Peace Studies courses encourage inter-cultural and inter-religious dialogue in a non-partisan fashion. Course Offerings Information Students can use the course section search (LORA) system ...

The Middle East is in chaos. After four years of Syrian civil war, there are now more refugees and displaced persons seeking to escape violence than at any point since World War II.

On Dec. 2, 2021, as Jews celebrated the fifth night of Hanukkah, the Middle East Studies Association passed a resolution at its annual business meeting that “endorses” the Boycott, Divestment ...

An inquiry by the U.S. Department of Education into the curricular programming of a Middle East studies center supported by federal funds has raised alarm bells in academe. Henry Reichman, the chair ...

PUBLISHED: October 31, 2023 at 6:51 PM EDT Syracuse University canceled a “teach-in” lecture by a visiting Middle East studies scholar that was scheduled for Tuesday due to safety concerns.