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Baytunaa is accepting applications for Fall 2020!

Posted on January 29, 2020

Baytunaa is accepting applications for the 2020-2021 school year! Baytunaa is University Housing’s Arabic language house, located in Adams Hall. The language houses are dedicated to language immersion and cultural education. In Baytunna, you can live …

Posted in NewsTagged African languages, applications, arabic, Baytunaa, housing, language, language house

Muezzin joins Notre Dame

Posted on September 12, 2018

ACS alum Ahmad Muezzin (MA, African Languages and Literature, 2016) has begun a new position at the University of Notre Dame. Muezzin is serving as a visiting assistant professional specialist of Arabic, teaching Arabic media …

Posted in News, UncategorizedTagged alumni news, arabic, muezzin

Lamine selected as a teaching fellow

Posted on April 20, 2017

This year our department nominated Sami Lamine for L&S Teaching Fellow, and he just let me know that he was selected! As a Fellow, Sami’s role will include working with the other Fellows plan the …

Posted in News, UncategorizedTagged arabic, Sami Lamine, teaching award, teaching fellow

Alum Sadam Issa sends news

Posted on November 21, 2016

Alumnus Sadam Issa (PhD 2013) reports that in 2013, he was hired by the Department of Linguistics at Michigan State University, where he teaches various courses including Arabic linguistics and Middle Eastern and world political …

Posted in News, UncategorizedTagged alumnus, arabic, Sadam Issa

Said Hannouchi accepts new position

Posted on August 10, 2016

Congratulations to doctoral student Said Hannouchi, who has accepted a position as Visiting Lecturer in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures and the Arabic Flagship Program at Indiana University. We will miss him …

Posted in News, UncategorizedTagged arabic, graduate students, job placement, said hannouchi

Professor Dustin Cowell retires

Posted on August 8, 2016

Professor Dustin Cowell officially retired yesterday, after 43 years of meritorious service  to our department as Arabic faculty, director of our Arabic language program, and three-time chair of the department (a total of nine years!).  …

Posted in News, UncategorizedTagged arabic, dustin cowell, retirement

2016 Festival of African Languages and Literature

Posted on April 27, 2016

Join us the evening after classes end for a showcase of African languages, literatures, and cultures. Students learning Arabic, Basaa, Hausa, Somali, Swahili, Yoruba, and Zulu will present skits, videos, songs, music, poetry and more! …

Posted in UncategorizedTagged African cultures, African languages, African literatures, arabic, Basaa, Hausa, Somali, Swahili, Yoruba, Zulu

Humeidan accepts lectureship at UVA

Posted on March 17, 2016

Congratulations to doctoral student Bilal Humeidan! He has accepted a position as Lecturer/Program Coordinator in Arabic in the Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Virginia for next …

Posted in News, UncategorizedTagged arabic, job placement, students

Three graduate students honored for being excellent classroom instructors

Posted on January 17, 2016

Congrats to graduate students and Arabic teaching assistants Bilal Humeidan, Said Hannouchi, and Sami Lamine! All three of them were selected as Honored Instructors by University Housing residents for Fall 2015.

Posted in News, UncategorizedTagged arabic, graduate students, honors, teaching assistants

Hear from major Samty Xiong about her experience at UW

Posted on August 26, 2015
Posted in News, UncategorizedTagged arabic, samty xiong, undergraduates
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