Our Program Kicks off the 2023-24 Year with a successful MENA Languages Mixer
October 3, 2023
2023
October
August
Congratulations to our Promoted Faculty Members: Rana Raddawi, Oya Topcuoglu, and Hanna Tzuker Seltzer
August 4, 2023
June
Congratulations to our Award Winning Students
June 8, 2023
April
The MENA Student Association organized many events on campus to celebrate Arab Heritage Month
April 27, 2023 – from Northwestern Now
Northwestern will offer an Arabic Minor
April 26, 2023 – from The Daily Northwestern
Northwestern language programs see enrollment across most programs decline
April 19, 2023 – from The Daily Northwestern
The White House issues a proclamation on Arab American Heritage Month 2023
April 4, 2023 – from The White House
Petition Calls on NU to add Study Abroad Opportunities in the MENA Region
April 3, 2023 – from The Daily Northwestern
March
Real World Gender Equity Starts with Better Curricula
March 29, 2023 – from Diplomatic Courier
Professor Rana Raddawi discusses approaches to combat gender inequality in curricula
Professors Oya Topcuoglu and Franziska Lys present at the Consortium of Middle East National Resource Centers Languages Workshop
March 2, 2023
Programmatic Vision was the topic of their Panel Discussion
February
Professor Hanna Tzuker Seltzer Presents to Students at Hillel
February 22, 2023
J Street U Northwestern hosted an event on Otherness in Israeli Society
Facilitated by Arabic instructor and Shepard Residential College faculty chair, Prof. Fatima Khan, NU students help immigrants from Afghanistan and Ukraine
February 13, 2023 – from The Daily Northwestern
The Northwestern community seeks to raise donations for the earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria
February 8, 2023 – from Northwestern Now News
The Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program is maintaining an updated list of Turkish and Syrian organizations for donations.
The Language Curricula and Gender Working Group Continues its Research
February 6, 2023
January
Promoting Care and Equity in the Language Classroom was the topic of dynamic faculty workshop.
January 31, 2023
Professors Ragy Mikhaeel, Rana Radda, and Franziska Lys moderate the workshop with Professor Maha Bali