NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
November 18, 2022
Spring 2023 MESAAS Courses
Click link for Directory of Classes Spring 2023 Courses: Spring 2023 Middle East UN1102 ELEMENTARY TAMIL II Section 001 Call Number: 13234 Points: 4 View in Vergil Day/Time: MTWR 1:10pm-2:00pm Location: Enrollment: 7 students (15 max) as of November 18, 2022 Instructor: Jay Ramesh Spring 2023 Swahili UN1102 ELEMENTARY SWAHILI II Section 001 Call Number: 12830 Points: 4 View
October 13, 2022
MESAAS Fall Newsletter
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August 30, 2022
Wael Hallaq’s Translated Works
“Wael Hallaq’s Introduction to Islam Law (2009) was published in July in Albanian, while his Restating Orientalism (2018) has appeared in August in a German translation.”
August 22, 2022
FALL 2022 Language Placement Tests
MESAAS Language Placement Tests This information is subject to change. Please consult this site again prior to the week before classes start for up-to-date information. Please note that placement exams do not satisfy language requirements. To arrange a proficiency exam, contact the instructor for that language. Students should allow themselves two hours to
August 22, 2022
In Memoriam – Prof. Emerita Nina Garsoian
Prof. Nina Garsoian passed away on Sunday, Aug. 14 at the age of 99. She was the first Avedissian Chair in Armenian Studies in MELAC (Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures) the former name of our department) and retired in 1993. She was born in Paris in 1923, and ten years