Surveys: Middle Eastern Languages



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Arabic Added to University of Oregon Summer-Class Options May 20, 2013 - Oregon Daily Emerald (Student newspaper of the University of Oregon, Eugene) Olde Mill Teen Wins Scholarship to Study Arabic in Morocco May 17, 2013 - The Capital Gazette Language Offerings Evolve in Anne Arundel Schools May 15, 2013 - The Capital Gazette Academics and Arabic in Amman May 9, 2013 - MSU Today Louisville's Monarch High Expanding Arabic Program May 3, 2013 - The Daily Camera Bowdoin Middle East Studies Dismal [incl. Shelley Deane] May 2, 2013 - The Bowdoin Orient Clarkson University Air Force ROTC Cadet to Study Arabic Through National Program April 30, 2013 - News of Clarkson University University of Montana Offers Arabic Courses for High School Students April 28, 2013 - Associated Press Applications Being Accepted for Scholarships to Study Arabic at Penn State April 26, 2013 - News of Pennsylvania State University MSU Student Wins Scholarship, Studies Arabic in Tunisia April 26, 2013 - News of Montana State University Sequestration Hits Southern Lehigh's Arabic Language Class April 23, 2013 - The Morning Call Lehigh News Arabic Program Wins OK April 23, 2013 - Cincinnati.com University of Cincinnati to Start Degree Program in Arabic April 22, 2013 - Cincinnati.com Arab Parents Work with Board of Education Toward Language Classes and Better Communication April 19, 2013 - Patch.com (Fort Lee Patch) Student Ready for Second Round of Study Abroad in Turkey April 17, 2013 - The Spectrum (student newspaper of North Dakota State University) Zaytuna College Sets Example in America [incl. Hatem Bazian] April 13, 2013 - OnIslam.net A Muslim College, With an American Feel [on Zaytuna College] April 12, 2013 - The New York Times Filling an 'Appetite for Jewish Learning' [incl. Fred Astren] April 11, 2013 - J. Weekly (Jewish News Weekly of Northern California) Low Enrollment Behind Cut to Arabic Program at University of South Dakota April 10, 2013 - The Volante (student newspaper of University of South Dakota) Arabic Professor Farouk Mustafa Dies at 70 April 9, 2013 - The Chicago Maroon (student newspaper of The University of Chicago) Arabic Bilingual Program to Start at Fourth School in Edmonton April 8, 2013 - CBC News Des Moines Lincoln Expands Summer Arabic Course April 6, 2013 - Associated Press Watertown High School Will Add Arabic, Welcome Teacher from Egypt April 5, 2013 - Patch.com (Watertown Patch) New Minor Offers Comprehensive Study of the Middle East [incl. Michael Vicente Perez] April 4, 2013 - The Daily (student newspaper of the University of Washington) Middle East Studies Faculty Member Speaks at Conference [on Nadine Sinno] April 1, 2013 - Georgia State University Library Blog AMES Program Offers Fresh Take on Arabic March 29, 2013 - The Choate News (student newspaper of Choate Rosemary Hall) Model Arab League Wins Regional Awards in a Comeback Performance [incl. James Toronto] March 28, 2013 - The Universe (student newspaper of Brigham Young University) Arabic Publication Highlights Student Articles in New Magazine March 26, 2013 - The Oklahoma Daily Watertown Seeks to Add Arabic Language Classes Through State Department Program March 21, 2013 - Patch.com (Watertown Patch) Marquette Islam Conference Advocates for Study and Understanding of the Middle East [incl. Enaya Othman] March 21, 2013 - The Marquette Tribune Lincoln's Arabic Language Program Widens March 20, 2013 - Des Moines Register Arabic Teacher Balances Several Part-Time Jobs [on Khaldoun Almousily] March 5, 2013 - The College Heights Herald (student newspaper of Western Kentucky University) Arab Tunes Entrance Listeners March 4, 2013 - The Justice (student newspaper of Brandeis University) New Sounds Will Perform Middle Eastern Songs [incl. Mostafa Ouajjani] February 26, 2013 - The Dartmouth Arlington Public Schools Wins Grant to Teach Arabic, Chinese February 22, 2013 - Sun Gazette Arabic Department Mimics Chaos of Tahrir Square February 20, 2013 - The Georgetown Voice Students Continue to Study in Middle East, Despite Political Turmoil February 19, 2013 - The Daily Pennsylvanian (student newspaper of the University of Pennsylvania) Western Michigan University Students Unable to Study in Egypt Because of Protests in Previous Years February 18, 2013 - Western Herald Marquette University Student Government Recommends Arabic Minor February 12, 2013 - The Marquette Tribune Will America's First Muslim College Serve as a Bridge Between Islamic Culture and Western Values? [on Zaytuna College] February 5, 2013 - The Blaze Studying Abroad in Jordan Will Give Knowledge of Country Beyond Conflict January 14, 2013 - The Daily Orange (student newspaper of Syracuse University) Lincoln High Arabic Program Grows With Student Interest January 10, 2013 - The Oregonian Student Completes Middle Eastern Studies Minor in Jordan December 12, 2012 - News of Cedarville University University of New Hampshire's Arabic Program Gradually Growing December 11, 2012 - Concord Monitor Learning Arabic at Drake December 3, 2012 - The Times-Delphic (newspaper of Drake University) University of New Hampshire Named Host of Fulbright Program, Expands Arabic Courses November 29, 2012 - Foster's Daily Democrat JMU Looking to Expand Study Abroad Programs into Different Majors and Other Countries November 29, 2012 - The Breeze (student newspaper of James Madison University) New Arabic Summer Program Immerses Students in Language Study and Jordanian Culture November 28, 2012 - Connecticut College News Alumni Couple Donates $10 Million to Establish New Iranian Studies Center [incl. Sukru Hanioglu] November 20, 2012 - The Daily Princetonian ROTC Students to Study Arabic in Jordan November 20, 2012 - The Marquette Tribune Critical Languages Prove Popular Choices Among Students November 19, 2012 - The Tufts Daily Kuwait, A Study Abroad Program for Career Minded Students November 16, 2012 - ASU News (Arizona State University) MSU's Collaer Wins National Travel Fellowship to Saudi Arabia November 16, 2012 - News of Montana State University Baylor Lecturer Puts Arabic Spin on Bible November 15, 2012 - The Baylor Lariat (student newspaper of Baylor University) Baylor Scholar Completes Translation of New Testament into Arabic [on Abdul-Massih Saadi] November 8, 2012 - Baylor University News Breaking With Tradition November 8, 2012 - Language Magazine Dr. Younus Mirza Lectures on "Al-Qaeda in Today's World" November 5, 2012 - Jackson Free Press Study Abroad Programs in Middle East Remain Popular Despite Barriers October 30, 2012 - The Tufts Daily Anaheim Board Considers Arabic Charter School October 28, 2012 - The Orange County Register Response to "Middle Eastern Studies Program Experiences Stunted Growth" October 23, 2012 - The College Voice (student newspaper of Connecticut College) Librarian Makes UCLA a Go-To Spot for Study of Middle East October 17, 2012 - UCLA Today New Requirements Pushing Dearborn Schools to Offer More Foreign Language Classes October 12, 2012 - Dearborn Press and Guide In Wake of Protests, Study Abroad Programs Threatened October 1, 2012 - The Daily Princetonian Programs Halted in Middle East September 27, 2012 - The Daily Orange (student newspaper of Syracuse University) 'Innocence of Muslims' Video Sparks Violence and Global Debate September 27, 2012 - The Ithacan (student newspaper of Ithaca College) Learning Arabic on Campus September 26, 2012 - The Colby Echo (student newspaper of Colby College) 'Life Goes On' for Duke Students in Egypt September 26, 2012 - The Duke Chronicle (student newspaper of Duke University) Middle Eastern Studies Program Experiences Stunted Growth [incl. Waed Athamneh] September 25, 2012 - The Connecticut College Voice A Call to Serve September 25, 2012 - Inside Higher Ed Middle East Studies Valuable in Today's World, Adviser Says September 24, 2012 - KSL Broadcasting (Salt Lake City, UT) College of DuPage Professor Conducting Research in Cairo, Egypt September 24, 2012 - Patch.com (Glen Ellyn Patch) Interest in the Middle East Sparks Growth in Arabic Studies [incl. Kristen Brustad] September 24, 2012 - WORLD On Campus Federal Grant to Fund Longstanding Arabic Program in Jordan Administered by University of Virginia September 24, 2012 - UVA Today (newspaper of the University of Virginia) Learning Arabic Promotes Culture: Mouza September 24, 2012 - Gulf News College of DuPage Professor on Hand for Monumental Changes, Events Unfolding in Egypt [on Carol Riphenburg] September 21, 2012 - The Naperville Sun Classes Offer Insight Into Arabic Culture [incl. Sohail Chaudhry] September 21, 2012 - The Daily Athenaeum (student newspaper of West Virginia University) Elon Professors Analyze Portrayal of Middle East Protests in Recent Film [incl. Michael Pregil and Shaereen Elgamal] September 21, 2012 - The Pendulum (student newspaper of Elon University) Arabic Department Faces Increased Demand September 21, 2012 - The Hoya (student newspaper of Georgetown University) Calgary Board of Education Eyes Fall 2013 for High School Arabic Program September 20, 2012 - Metro Calgary News Arabic Instructor Sharing Language and Culture with Missoula High-Schoolers September 17, 2012 - The Missoulian Students, Professors Discuss Middle East Protests [incl. Nada El Majzoub] September 16, 2012 - The Kentucky Kernel (student newspaper of the University of Kentucky) Program to Launch in Tunisia, Immerse Students in Arabic Language September 12, 2012 - The Daily Orange (student newspaper of Syracuse University) 9/11 Increases Middle Eastern Studies Strength and Enrollment [incl. Kristen Brustad] September 11, 2012 - The Daily Texan (student newspaper of the University of Texas at Austin) Arizona Western College Students Now Can Study Arabic September 6, 2012 - Yuma Sun Leila Fawaz Owes Award to Her Childhood [incl. Middle East Studies Association] September 3, 2012 - The Daily Star (Lebanon) Minot State's Newest Club Aims to Strengthen Muslim Knowledge September 2, 2012 - Minot Daily News (newspaper of Minot State University) Chambersburg's Heefner Completes Arabic Training in California August 31, 2012 - Chambersburg Public Opinion Visiting Arabic Instructor to Teach Missoula Students August 30, 2012 - ABC Montana American First Graders Are Starting NSA-Inspired Pentagon-Funded Language Classes August 27, 2012 - Business Insider NSA, Pentagon Using Elementary Schools to Train Future Federal Agents August 27, 2012 - The New American Israeli 'Occupation' A Relic of the Past [incl. Hatem Bazian] August 26, 2012 - Ynet News Wakefield Students Study Arabic August 22, 2012 - The Culpeper Star-Exponent Baton Rouge Teen Studies Arabic in Immersion Program August 21, 2012 - The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) Monarch High School to Add Arabic Language Class to Curriculum August 13, 2012 - 8z.com News (Louisville, CO) Arabic Language Grant to Focus on ROTC Enrichment July 31, 2012 - News of the University of Arizona Seeking Peace in the Middle East July 26, 2012 - News of University of Southern California USA Welcomes Teachers to Teach Mandarin and Arabic Languages July 21, 2012 - NewsPakistan BYU Hosts Arabic Culture Camp July 20, 2012 - The Universe (student newspaper of Brigham Young University) Program Allows Students to Witness Political Change in Egypt July 15, 2012 - The Daily Texan (student newspaper of the University of Texas at Austin) Marie G. Davis Continues Arabic Program June 29, 2012 - The Charlotte Observer Covenant Day Student Attends Arabic Program June 14, 2012 - The Charlotte Observer Markell: Arabic Not A 'Critical Need Language' June 6, 2012 - OneNewsNow Mandatory Arabic Lessons in Harlem? No, But…the Principal Is A Bill Ayers Progressive [incl. Debbie Almontaser] May 30, 2012 - The Independent Sentinel Muslim Brotherhood Infiltrates U.S. Public Schools? May 30, 2012 - WorldNetDaily Mandatory Arabic at NYC Public School May 28, 2012 - Arutz Sheva Louisville's Monarch High School to Offer Arabic Language Classes Beginning this Fall May 27, 2012 - Daily Camera (Boulder County, CO) NYC Public School Adds Mandatory Arabic Class May 24, 2012 - FOX News Radio A Harlem Elementary School Offers Arabic Lessons [incl. Debbie Almontaser] May 24, 2012 - SchoolBook (Blog of The New York Times) Hamilton Heights Kids Learn Arabic in First-of its-Kind Program May 24, 2012 - DNAinfo.com Harvard's NELC To Offer Two New Concentration Options May 24, 2012 - The Harvard Crimson 200 School Kids to Learn Arabic [incl. Debbie Almontaser] May 23, 2012 - New York Daily News Students At Harlem Elementary School Learn Arabic May 23, 2012 - NY1 News NYC Gets First Elementary School Arabic Classes May 23, 2012 - Associated Press Teacher, Students Would Like to See Broader Arabic Studies at Missouri University May 14, 2012 - The Columbia Missourian FAME Charter School Faces Uncertain Future May 13, 2012 - The San Jose Mercury News Two William & Mary Undergrads Get State Department Scholarships May 12, 2012 - The Virginia Gazette . Students Earn State Department Scholarship May 9, 2012 - News of St. Olaf College Marist Senior Wins Award to Study Arabic in Morocco this Summer May 8, 2012 - Patch.com (Brookhaven Patch) Professor Rachel Goshgarian Shows Students the Vibrant Diversity of the Middle East May 7, 2012 - News of Lafayette College (Easton, PA) Foreign Language Classes Aren't the Basics Anymore May 6, 2012 - The Standard Speaker Arabic Major and Minor Approved for the Fall May 4, 2012 - The GW Hatchet (student newspaper of George Washington University) Study Abroad Junkies Continuing to Travel May 2, 2012 - The Times-Delphic (student newspaper of Drake University) Columbian College Considers Arabic Major, Minor April 30, 2012 - The GW Hatchet (student newspaper of George Washington University) University of Oklahoma Student from Fort Gibson Chosen to Study in Egypt April 25, 2012 - Muskogee Daily Phoenix Arabic Minor in Jeopardy at University of Alabama April 25, 2012 - The Kaleidoscope (student newspaper of the University of Alabama at Birmingham) SF State to be the First CSU to Offer Persian Studies Minor April 18, 2012 - Golden Gate Xpress (student newspaper of San Francisco State University) Arabic Flagship Program to Help Sooners Learn Language During Summer April 18, 2012 - The Oklahoma Daily (student newspaper of the University of Oklahoma) University of Oklahoma in Critical Need of Persian Language Program to Understand Iran April 17, 2012 - The Oklahoma Daily Arabic Language Class Creates Political Understanding April 11, 2012 - The Utah Statesman (student newspaper of Utah State University) Political Science Class Opens Doors to Middle East April 8, 2012 - The Miami Hurricane (student newspaper of the University of Miami) University of Georgia President Overturns Arabic Professor Case [on Haider Bhuiyan] April 4, 2012 - The Red and Black (student newspaper of the University of Georgia) Arabic Culture Night Explores Language March 23, 2012 - The Observer (student newspaper of Notre Dame and Saint Mary's) Diplomat Lauds History of Arabic Language, Literature [incl. Carl Ernst] March 23, 2012 - The Duke Chronicle (student newspaper of Duke University) Arabic Courses Considered for University of Calgary March 15, 2012 - The Gauntlet (student newspaper of the University of Calgary) Lincoln Offers Arabic Language Course March 12, 2012 - The Des Moines Register New Study Abroad and Growth In Arabic Department March 8, 2012 - The Envoy (student newspaper of Hunter College) The 'One State Conference': Much Ado About Nothing [incl. Marc Ellis] March 6, 2012 - The Times of Israel Former Professor Sparks Debate [on Haider Bhuiyan] March 5, 2012 - The Red and Black (student newspaper of the University of Georgia) Foreign Language Report Urges Increased Exposure In Lower Grades March 1, 2012 - Patch.com (East Greenwich Patch) Endowment Allows UNC Persian Media Collection to Grow [incl. Carl Ernst] February 28, 2012 - The Daily Tar Heel (student newspaper of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) Language Options Growing in Schools February 26, 2012 - The News Journal Obscure Majors Still Find Students February 15, 2012 - The Daily Utah Chronicle Those Who Used To Do, Teach [on Samir Bitar] February 13, 2012 - The Montana Kaimin (student newspaper of the University of Montana) Hebrew, Arabic Among 11 Proposed New Charter Schools February 12, 2012 - The Washington Examiner Iranian Studies Program Launched at University of Southern California [incl. Peyman Nojoumian] February 9, 2012 - National Iranian American Council News UC Education Abroad Program Offers Arabic Culinary Class in Rioting Cairo February 8, 2012 - The Daily Nexus (student newspaper of the University of California Santa Barbara) Eastern High School Grad Returning to Middle East February 6, 2012 - The Salem Leader Arabic Professor Resigns for 'Good Reasons' [on Haider Bhuiyan] February 2, 2012 - The Red and Black (student newspaper of the University of Georgia) CIPA Suspends Abroad Program In Cairo, Egypt Due to Political Violence January 23, 2012 - The Emory Wheel The Arabic Hurdle January 18, 2012 - The Wilson Quarterly Breaking the Language Barrier January 13, 2012 - Sheboygan Press Facing Cuts, MacMillan Center Set to Fundraise [incl. Frank Griffel] December 7, 2011 - The Yale Daily News Language Problem [incl. Middle East Studies Association] December 5, 2011 - Inside Higher Ed Arabist Snobs [incl. Juan Cole] November 22, 2011 - National Review Online Trustees Vote to Add Pair of Arabic Classes November 22, 2011 - City College Times (student newspaper of San Jose City College) Two Colleges Receive Money to Teach Languages to Military Personnel November 18, 2011 - Los Angeles Times SDSU to Get $1.8 Million Grant from Defense Department to Teach Middle Eastern Languages to Marines November 17, 2011 - Bay City News (San Diego) Brown Leads Ivies in Government Language Scholarships October 27, 2011 - The Brown Daily Herald Dearborn Expanding Foreign Language in Elementary Schools October 14, 2011 - Press & Guide Newspaper (Dearborn, MI) Arabic Abroad Program to be Launched in Summer 2012 October 7, 2011 - The Choate News (student newspaper of Choate Rosemary Hall) New Instructors Arrive to Teach Arabic Culture, Language to Missoula Students October 5, 2011 - The Missoulian Arabic Classes Offered at University of Maine September 28, 2011 - The Maine Campus (student newspaper of the University of Maine) New Middle Eastern Studies Program Provides Chance for Class, Study Abroad September 20, 2011 - The Pendulum (Student Newspaper of Elon University) Thoughts About 9/11 From a Tufts Arabic Professor September 12, 2011 - The SomervillePatch (Patch.com) September 11 Impacts University Academics September 11, 2011 - The Daily Campus (University of Connecticut) Decade Later, Professors Reflect on Aftermath [incl. Amaney Jamal] September 11, 2011 - The Daily Princetonian CU-Boulder's Campus Changed By Wars September 10, 2011 - The Daily Camera Arabic Instruction on Rise in U.S. Schools Since 9/11 September 9, 2011 - Education Week For Professors, 9/11 Tragedy Became Teaching Tool September 9, 2011 - Contra Costa Times How the College has Changed Since September 11 September 8, 2011 - The Flat Hat (student newspaper of The College of William and Mary) 9/11 Legacy: Middle East Studies September 6, 2011 - News of Wake Forest University Classical Musician Teaches Arabic at Montana State University-Great Falls September 2, 2011 - Great Falls Tribune Arabic Studies Department Adds Turkish Language Major September 2, 2011 - Binghamton University Pipe Dream Since 9/11: Did Phyllis Schlafly Win the Foreign Policy Debate? [incl. Middle East Studies Association] September 2, 2011 - Tenured Radical (Blog of The Chronicle of Higher Education) Cutting Back on Kazakh September 2, 2011 - Inside Higher Ed North Park University Students Prepare for Arabic Study in the Middle East August 31, 2011 - North Park News (North Park University Chicago) Chicago School to Expand Arabic Offerings to District, Community August 30, 2011 - Chicago Public Media Majority of States' Standards Don't Mention 9/11 August 30, 2011 - Education Week Eastern Language Courses Draw Unprecedented Enrollment at Meramec August 22, 2011 - Patch.com (The Kirkwood Patch) Arabic Program Opens a New Culture for Students August 10, 2011 - The Courier-Journal School of Languages and Literatures Offers Minor in Arabic Language August 9, 2011 - Penn State Live Program Immersed Itself in Arabic Language and Culture Here at Home August 5, 2011 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Middle East Center Mentors, Offers Opportunities For All Students August 3, 2011 - The Daily Utah Chronicle Granite Bay Grad Learns Arabic in Middle East August 1, 2011 - The Roseville Press Tribune Washington & Jefferson College Offers Arabic Language Program July 28, 2011 - The Pennsylvania Observer-Reporter Arabic Instruction Planned at Tucson School July 25, 2011 - Arizona Daily Star Foreign Language Class Changes Spark Debate Over Effectiveness July 24, 2011 - The Daily Texan (newspaper of University of Texas at Austin) University of Hawaii Hosts Arabic Immersion Camp July 11, 2011 - The Honolulu Civil Beat CSUSB Receives $200k to Offer Persian Alongside Arabic Summer Program July 7, 2011 - News of Cal State San Bernardino Ontario Pilot School Courses Teach in Mandarin, Arabic July 6, 2011 - The Toronto Sun Why Don't American Colleges Teach About American Arabs and Muslims? July 5, 2011 - OpEdNews Cal State San Bernardino Offering Summer Persian Language Class July 4, 2011 - The Press-Enterprise City Puts Gibran Academy Out of Its — And Parents' — Misery [incl. Debbie Almontaser] June 29, 2011 - The Brooklyn Paper Education Abroad Office Works Hard to Protect Global Students June 29, 2011 - Penn State Live It's Official: Khalil Gibran International Academy To Return to Boerum Hill June 28, 2011 - Patch.com (Caroll-Gardens Patch) Big Changes for Arabic-Themed Brooklyn School Khalil Gibran Academy [incl. Debbie Almontaser] June 28, 2011 - The Brooklyn Daily Eagle NYC Arabic School to Re-open As High School [on Khalil Gibran International Academy] June 27, 2011 - Associated Press Low Enrollment, Controversy Forces Changes At Brooklyn Arabic School [on Khalil Gibran International Academy] June 27, 2011 - CBS News (New York) One Class, One Day: Reading the Language of the Pharaohs June 27, 2011 - BU Today (student newspaper of Boston University) Lincoln High Students Enjoy Arabic Program June 26, 2011 - The Des Moines Register Cal State San Bernardino to Offer Persian Program [incl. Dany Doueiri] June 22, 2011 - Los Angeles Times University of Hawaii to Host Arabic Immersion Camp June 20, 2011 - The Honolulu Star-Advertiser Tug of War Over Teaching: The Goal is Proficiency June 18, 2011 - The Houston Chronicle Watertown High School Headmaster Wants to Add Mandarin or Arabic Classes June 10, 2011 - Patch.com (Watertown, MA) Oregon Islamic Academy in Tigard Has First High School Graduation June 10, 2011 - The Oregonian Alum Explores the Arabic Language with Scholarship June 9, 2011 - The Grand Valley Lanthorn University of Oregon Faculty, Students Cite Unfair Changes During Arabic Program's Transition Year May 31, 2011 - The Oregon Daily Emerald (student newspaper of the University of Oregon) University Arabic Has Come Far But Still Has A Way To Go May 26, 2011 - The Oregon Daily Emerald (student newspaper of the University of Oregon) Arab Culture Professor Discusses Fear of Muslims [on Stephen Sheehi] May 24, 2011 - The Independent Florida Alligator Arabic Considered for Language Curriculum May 20, 2011 - CTV.ca News (Calgary) Parents Support Arabic Language Program May 20, 2011 - CBC News Strong Interest Shown in Arabic Bilingual Program May 20, 2011 - The Calgary Herald Student Wins Scholarship to Study Arabic Overseas May 19, 2011 - The San Gabriel Valley Tribune Interest High for Proposed Arab Language Program May 19, 2011 - The Calgary Sun Syracuse University to Expand in the Middle East May 18, 2011 - Syracuse University News Harvard to Offer New Opportunity for Undergraduate Study of the Middle East May 17, 2011 - The Levant (Ithaca Press Newsletter on Middle Eastern Studies) Footing the Bill May 13, 2011 - The Calgary Herald Brunswick Students Adopt Culture of Middle East During Arabic Immersion Week May 12, 2011 - The Greenwich Citizen Arabic Language Study Flourishes in New Haven May 12, 2011 - NBC News Connecticut Calgary Board of Education Considers Arabic in Schools May 12, 2011 - Metro News Canada DePauw Student Travels to Oman to Study Arabic May 12, 2011 - DePauw University News Harvard's NELC Department Expands Degree Options [incl. Ali S. Asani, William E. Granara, Susan M. Kahn, Peter Machinist] May 11, 2011 - The Harvard Crimson Calgary Board of Education Asks for Input on Arabic Program May 11, 2011 - CTV.ca News (Calgary) The Student Who Was Trusted by Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood May 10, 2011 - The Western Front (newspaper of Western Washington University) Calgary Board of Education Looks at Offering Arabic Bilingual Program May 10, 2011 - The Calgary Herald Students, Faculty Criticize Arabic Budget May 10, 2011 - Binghamton University Pipe Dream Arabic Program Considered for Calgary Students May 9, 2011 - CBC News Did the United States Navy Pray for Allah to Forgive, Pardon, and Grant Heavenly Blessings to Osama bin Laden? [incl. Islamic Saudi Academy] May 7, 2011 - The Corner (Blog of National Review Online) Does Your Public School Teach Arabic? April 29, 2011 - Eagle Forum UM Arabic Language Program Fills Critical Need April 29, 2011 - Ole Miss Zing (newspaper of the University of Mississippi) Expanding Language by (Online) Degree April 26, 2011 - Inside Higher Ed Salam (Hello): Arabic Education in Minneapolis Public Schools April 22, 2011 - The Twin Cities Daily Planet Religious Studies No Place for Arabic April 18, 2011 - The Oregon Daily Emerald Congressional GOP Gets One Right April 14, 2011 - The Corner (NRO) Language and International-Studies Programs Face 'Devastating' Cuts Under Budget Deal April 13, 2011 - The Chronicle of Higher Education Learning Arabic at a Jewish School April 13, 2011 - WABC-TV State System of Higher Education to Offer Arabic Degree through California University of Pennsylvania April 12, 2011 - Associated Press 14 State-Owned Universities Will Soon Offer Arabic Online April 12, 2011 - The Patriot-News When A Class Turns Into Crisis [incl. Salah Ayari] April 10, 2011 - The Houston Chronicle New Degrees Offered to Include Arabic Language and Culture April 8, 2011 - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Mansfield Schools Lose Grant for Arabic Studies, Cancels Program April 8, 2011 - The Fort Worth Star-Telegram Hamilton Should Incorporate a Middle Eastern Studies Major into its Curriculum April 7, 2011 - The Hamilton Spectator Learning A Language Can Translate Into Success April 5, 2011 - Chicago Tribune Middlebury College Student Learned from Detention in Syria April 5, 2011 - The Burlington Free Press Chicago Pupils Embrace Arabic Class April 3, 2011 - The National Arabic Middle School Faces Lowered Expectations [on Khalil Gibran International Academy, incl. Debbie Almontaser] March 30, 2011 - Patch.com (FortGreene-ClintonHill) Protests in Egypt Affect Study Abroad Programs, Economy March 29, 2011 - The McDaniel Messenger (student newspaper of McDaniel College) Des Moines Lincoln Students Can Now Take Arabic March 26, 2011 - The Des Moines Register Student from Middlebury College Goes Missing in Syria March 25, 2011 - Associated Press Arabic Students Face Limited Course Options [incl. Khalil Masmoudi] March 15, 2011 - The Review (student newspaper of the University of Delaware) Middlebury College Opens New Schools Abroad [incl. Samuel Liebhaber] March 9, 2011 - The Middlebury Campus (student newspaper of Middlebury College) Arabic-Themed Gibran School May Move Downtown [incl. l Debbie Almontaser] March 8, 2011 - The Brooklyn Daily Eagle City's First Arab-Language School Set For Changes [on Khalil Gibran Academy, incl. Debbie Almontaser] March 7, 2011 - NY1 News Proposed Mansfield ISD Arabic Language Program Retooled But Still on Track After Criticism March 6, 2011 - Dallas Morning News Middlebury and Brandeis Establish Program in Israel March 1, 2011 - News of Middlebury College Chuck Norris Says School Districts and the Federal Government are Mandating Arabic Classes for Texas Students February 28, 2011 - PolitiFact.com Mansfield School District Rolls Out Revised Arabic-Studies Plan February 27, 2011 - The Fort Worth Star Telegram Arabic Should Be Optional February 25, 2011 - TriCities.com Arabic, Hindi and Mandarin Not So Scary to Kids February 24, 2011 - The Fort Worth Star Telegram Professor Kamran Rastegar on Arabic Studies and the Changing Middle East February 23, 2011 - Tufts University News High School Kids Take Arabic February 21, 2011 - The Honolulu Star Advertiser HEB ISD to Offer Arabic Language Classes; Mansfield Program on Hold February 21, 2011 - WFAA News (Dallas, TX) H-E-B School District to Offer Arabic Language Classes February 20, 2011 - The Fort Worth Star Telegram Student Studying in Dubai as WKU Arabic Program Grows February 20, 2011 - The Bowling Green Daily News There is No 'Good' and 'Bad' Knowledge February 17, 2011 - The Arizona Daily Wildcat Milstead Returns Home from Egypt, Attempts to Resume Arabic Classes February 16, 2011 - The Volante (student newspaper of University of South Dakota) Arabic Major More Popular Than Ever at Binghamton University February 15, 2011 - The Binghamton University Pipe Dream Mandatory Arabic Classes at Mansfield ISD Possible February 14, 2011 - The Texas Insider Report Fears of Arabic, Muslims is Irrational February 14, 2011 - The Daily Cougar (student newspaper of the University of Houston) Arabic: "The Language Of The Future"? February 14, 2011 - Family Security Matters Displaced Princeton Students to Study at Hebrew University February 14, 2011 - The Daily Princetonian A Whole New Language February 13, 2011 - The Boston Globe USC to Offer New Iranian Study Classes [incl. Kevin Van Bladel, Bruce Zuckerman] February 11, 2011 - The Daily Trojan Mansfield ISD Will Re-tool Arabic Culture Curriculum February 7, 2011 - WFAA News (Dallas, TX) Mandatory Arabic Classes Coming To Mansfield February 7, 2011 - CBSDFW.Com (Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas) Massachusetts College Kids Flee as Protests in Egypt Intensify February 1, 2011 - Boston Herald Group of American College Students Return Safely from Egypt February 1, 2011 - MyFox Washington DC Pardon My French: We're Teaching the Wrong Languages January 26, 2011 - The Wall Street Journal Stanford Slow to Build Offerings in Middle East Studies January 25, 2011 - The Stanford Daily Foreign Frenzy January 20, 2011 - The State News (student newspaper of Michigan State University) Arlington Public Schools Discuss Language Options for Middle and High School Students January 14, 2011 - The Clarendon Patch Michigan State University to Offer Arabic Teaching Certificates and Master's Degrees January 13, 2011 - Michigan Public Radio Michigan State University to Offer Teacher Certification in Arabic January 12, 2011 - Michigan State University News Arabic Major Receives Online Master's Program January 12, 2011 - The State News Arabic Classes Popular at Ottawa Schools January 7, 2011 - CBC News William & Mary Part of National Trend for Foreign Language Studies January 3, 2011 - The College of William & Mary News Summit High System Will Offer Arabic Courses December 25, 2010 - The Fort Worth Star-Telegram High School Students' Language Classes Stretch to Include Russian, Arabic, Chinese December 24, 2010 - The Patriot-News District Gets Grant to Teach Arabic December 21, 2010 - The Mansfield News-Mirror Marquette Oral History Project Gives Snapshot of Arab-American Community December 17, 2010 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Faculty Brings Wide Range of Expertise to New Middle East and Islamic Studies Program [incl. Megan Adamson Sijapati, Karen Pinto, Yasemin Akbaba, Amy Young, Yahya Mete Madra, Stephen Stern] December 13, 2010 - News of Gettysburg College New Arabic Professor Expands USU's Global Horizons, Perspectives [on Abdulkafi Albirini] December 11, 2010 - Hard News Cafe (news from Utah State University) Study Abroad Opportunities Abound for Coming Year December 10, 2010 - BrandeisNOW (news of Brandeis University) Portuguese and Arabic Classes Slated at Berkeley City College for Spring 2011 December 9, 2010 - The Laney Tower (student newspaper of Laney College in Oakland, California) Demand for Foreign Language Courses Growing on Campuses December 9, 2010 - Associated Press California Professor Endorses Hamas, Hezbollah [on Bassam Frangieh] December 8, 2010 - Phi Beta Cons (Blog of National Review Online) Surge in US Students of Arabic: Study December 8, 2010 - Agence France-Presse Middle East Studies Director Believes "Zionist Plot" Behind Plan to Partition Iraq, Views Hamas "With Great Pleasure" [on Bassam Frangieh] December 6, 2010 - The Claremont Independent High School Students of Arabic Visit UW-Madison December 6, 2010 - University of Wisconsin News Drilling the Living Tongue [incl. Ridha Krizi, Bouchra Araji, Valerie Anishchenkova] December 3, 2010 - Inside Higher Ed Fourth Arabic Professor Resigns [incl. Bouchra Araji, Valerie Anishchenkova, Tony Rahi, Mohamed Rahouma, Roula Abousaleh] December 2, 2010 - The Diamondback (Univ. of Maryland) University of Missouri Should Offer More Language Learning Opportunities November 30, 2010 - The Maneater (student newspaper of the University of Missouri) Language Program Offers Students Arabic Immersion November 5, 2010 - The Oklahoma Daily (student newspaper of the University of Oklahoma) Internationalism and the Crisis of the Liberal Arts [incl. Bassam Frangieh] October 17, 2010 - Claremont Independent Mideast Explosion October 15, 2010 - The Drew Acorn (student newspaper of Drew University) U.S. Department of Education Grant Will Expand Foreign Language Instruction at Appalachian State University October 15, 2010 - Appalachian State University News Arabic Sparks New Passions [incl. Joel Beinin] October 14, 2010 - The Stanford Daily Middle East Studies Receives Federal Grant [incl. James Grehan, Jean Campbell] October 12, 2010 - The Daily Vanguard (Portland State University) Across the Middle East, a 'Revolution' in Arabic Studies October 10, 2010 - The Chronicle of Higher Education University Launches New Arabic Major October 1, 2010 - The Tufts Daily (student newspaper of Tufts University) American Islamic College Returns to Chicago [incl. Zaytuna College] September 29, 2010 - Vocalo Blog Zaytuna College: A Sign of Hope for Islam September 29, 2010 - On Faith (Blog of The Washington Post) Missoula High School Students Learning Arabic Language September 27, 2010 - The Missoulian Eastern Club to Teach Lessons in Arabic September 23, 2010 - The Collegian (student newspaper of Hillsdale College) Brooklyn Student Has Dedication To Arabic, Study of Arab World September 20, 2010 - Brooklyn Daily Eagle Georgia University Gets $1.2M for Language Training September 20, 2010 - Associated Press Students Show Demand for Arabic Class September 17, 2010 - The Tennessee Tech Oracle (student newspaper of Tennessee Technological University) Lone Peak Teacher Using Experience in Egypt in Classroom September 17, 2010 - The Daily Herald (Utah) University of Arizona Center Earns Federal Funding for Lesser-Taught Languages September 17, 2010 - University of Arizona News Jordan Travelers Report Successful Trip September 16, 2010 - Inside Magazine (News from University of Wisconsin-Green Bay) University Offers Free Arabic language, Islam Class September 15, 2010 - The Daily Athenaeum (student newspaper of West Virginia University) New Middle Eastern Minor Spices Up COLA September 14, 2010 - The New Hampshire (student newspaper of University of New Hampshire) Raising the Bar [incl. Middle East Studies Association] September 10, 2010 - Inside Higher Ed Students Can Now Earn Arabic Degree at Oklahoma University September 10, 2010 - The Oklahoma Daily University of Oklahoma Adds Degree Program in Arabic Studies September 10, 2010 - The Oklahoman Regents Approve Arabic Degree Program at University of Oklahoma September 9, 2010 - Associated Press Hellgate High School Students Learning Beginning Arabic September 6, 2010 - The Missoulian Smyrna Student Learns Arabic September 2, 2010 - The Daily News Journal (TN) Popularity of Arabic Language Leads to Increase in Courses August 31, 2010 - The Alestle (student newspaper of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville) 9/11 Led New York Pupils to Learn Arabic August 30, 2010 - The National (UAE) For American Students, Life Lessons in the Mideast August 6, 2010 - The New York Times Beirut Hot Spot for Arabic-Eager Students July 31, 2010 - The Daily Star (Lebanon) U.S. Students Making Progress in Persian July 29, 2010 - Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State MSU's STARTALK Aids Arabic Teachers July 28, 2010 - The State News Williams College Launches New Major in Arabic Studies July 27, 2010 - Williams College News In the Heart of Cairo, the Language of Immersion July 27, 2010 - The Chronicle of Higher Education Lincoln High School to Add Arabic Classes July 22, 2010 - The Oregonian Grand Rapids Community College to Offer Chinese and Arabic Classes this Fall July 15, 2010 - Rapid Growth Media High School Students Learn Foreign Languages [incl. Arabic] July 9, 2010 - The Baltimore Sun Cairo Teacher to Take Reins of Arabic Studies for Missoula County Public Schools July 4, 2010 - The Missoulian Program Teaches Students Arabic, Other Tough Languages June 28, 2010 - WBAL-TV UT Knoxville to Grow Arab Studies Opportunities June 25, 2010 - Tennessee Today (News of The University of Tennessee Knoxville) Arabic Becomes Popular Language Choice At New York City's Friends Seminary June 18, 2010 - The Language Blog Arabic Conversation Group at UW-Green Bay June 17, 2010 - Inside Magazine (News from University of Wisconsin-Green Bay) Students Win Scholarships To Pursue Studies Abroad [incl. Arabic] June 15, 2010 - Western Michigan University News MTSU Student Wins U.S. State Department Grant to Study Arabic June 9, 2010 - The Tennessean Mixing Prayer and School [incl. Arabic] June 2, 2010 - Miller-McCune Hebrew-language Charter School Proposed for Center City June 1, 2010 - The Philadelphia Inquirer Norwell High Students Take On Arabic May 27, 2010 - GateHouse News Service (MA) Foreign Language Drop Upsets Some May 27, 2010 - The Columbia Daily Tribune (Columbia, MO) Public Charter Schools Culturally Divisive, Academically Dubious May 24, 2010 - On Faith (Religion Blog of the Washington Post) History Students Granted Federal Funding Studying Arabic May 21, 2010 - The Daily Nexus (student newspaper of the University of California Santa Barbara) America's First Muslim College To Open This Fall [on Zaytuna College; incl. Hatem Bazian] May 20, 2010 - Diverse: Issues In Higher Education Wildenberg Brings Language Expertise to UW-Green Bay Faculty May 19, 2010 - Inside Magazine (News from University of Wisconsin-Green Bay) UCSB Students Get Grant to Study Arabic May 16, 2010 - The Santa Barbara Independent Arabic to Fall Under Religious Studies May 11, 2010 - The Oregon Daily Emerald (campus newspaper of the University of Oregon) UW-Madison Center Wins $1.5 Million Grant May 6, 2010 - The Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI) Grade-A Ideas May 2, 2010 - The Boston Globe Following National Trend, University Encourages Arabic Language Studies April 25, 2010 - The Daily Pennsylvanian (student newspaper of the University of Pennsylvania) Universities See Increased Interest in Arabic Language and Culture Studies April 23, 2010 - The Daily Bruin (student newspaper of UCLA) Student Awarded Scholarship to Study Arabic in Aman, Jordan April 23, 2010 - The Acorn (student newspaper of Drew University) Students Immerse Themselves in Language Program April 22, 2010 - The Gainesville Times (Georgia) Iowa Schools Mirror Trend to Learn Arabic April 21, 2010 - The Durango Herald More Students Taking Arabic May Not Translate Into More Cultural Comprehension [incl. John Voll, Roger Allen] April 13, 2010 - The Chronicle of Higher Education Local Schools Getting Arabic Studies Grant April 5, 2010 - KOLD-TV (AZ) Breaking Barriers [incl. Joshua Landis] March 30, 2010 - The Norman Transcript Cornell's Intensive Arabic Program Plants the Seeds of Peace and Understanding March 29, 2010 - Cornell University Press Relations Office Language Professor to Bring Arabic and Dance to Umpqua Community College Campus March 22, 2010 - The News-Review (Oregon) Teaching Arabic in a New York City School March 21, 2010 - The Denver Post Students Tune in to Middle East [incl. Dany Doueiri] March 10, 2010 - Contra Costa Times Students Stress Importance Of Arabic March 9, 2010 - The Daily Iowan Arabic School in America [on Khalil Gibran International Academy] February 26, 2010 - The Khaleej Times Students Ask For Middle Eastern Language Classes February 25, 2010 - The Daily Trojan (University of Southern California) Arabic Classes Popular Amongst University of Iowa Students February 24, 2010 - J-MC Global (Blog of the University of Iowa) Professor's Death Leaves Arabic Program's Future Hazy February 10, 2010 - The Daily Cougar (student newspaper of the University of Houston) Students Take Lead in Chinese Course February 8, 2010 - The Centre Daily Times Focus On Basics Cuts Foreign Language Back February 7, 2010 - The Wichita Eagle Kurdish Language Class Makes Way [incl. Kari Neely] February 7, 2010 - The Sidelines (student newspaper of Middle Tennessee State University) Islamic Concentration Benefits Students January 28, 2010 - The Kenyon Collegian Expand Your Horizons [incl. Giselle Khoury] January 25, 2010 - Boston University Today Glimpse Culture With Arabic Language Course January 22, 2010 - Reno Gazette-Journal College Expands Foreign Language Offerings With New Arabic Program December 21, 2009 - Connecticut College News Proposal Decreases Language Semesters November 30, 2009 - The Daily Texan (student newspaper of the University of Texas at Austin) Study Finds Arabic Textbooks Are Riddled With Errors, Typos November 19, 2009 - Haaretz Arabic Classes Still Offered at CMU, Approved for University Program Courses November 18, 2009 - Central Michigan Life Mayor Daley, Chicago Public School Officials Announce Expansion Of Arabic Language Program November 11, 2009 - Chicago Press Release Services More Chicago Public Schools Students to Learn Arabic November 10, 2009 - Chicago Breaking News Arabic Classes Coming to Three More Chicago Schools November 9, 2009 - The Chicago Sun-Times CPS Gets $888,000 Grant for Arabic November 9, 2009 - WLS-TV News (ABC 7) CPS Gets $888,000 Federal Grant for Arabic Language Programs November 9, 2009 - City Room (Blog of Chicago Public Radio) Foreign Language Students Unprepared For Global Economy November 6, 2009 - The Spectator (Student Newspaper of Hamilton College) Fremont Charter Hopes to Start Nation's First Arabic Immersion Program November 3, 2009 - The San Jose Mercury News Only English Spoken October 26, 2009 - Inside Higher Ed Question for Cornell October 25, 2009 - The Ithaca Journal Boston University Professor Trains Scholars in Ancient Arabic October 21, 2009 - The Bay State Banner (Boston, MA) Bringing Middle East to Midwest [on Reham Othman; incl. Steve Tamari] October 15, 2009 - alestlelive.com (Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville) Arabic Language, Culture Classes Start Fall 2010 October 1, 2009 - Utah Statesman (student newspaper of Utah State University) CU Adds Program in Kuwait September 24, 2009 - The Daily Camera (Univ. of Colorado, Boulder) Duval Students Expanding Their Horizons in Arabic September 19, 2009 - The Florida Times-Union MCPS to Offer Arabic Language Classes September 17, 2009 - KPAX News (Montana) Arabic as a Foreign Language September 17, 2009 - Arabic Language in America Blog Enrollment In Arabic Soars September 16, 2009 - Yale Daily News Local Grant to Add Arabic Language Courses to MCPS Middle, High Schools September 16, 2009 - The Missoulian Missoula Schools to Add Arabic to Class List September 16, 2009 - The Associated Press Arabic to be Introduced in Missoula County Schools September 16, 2009 - KECI-TV UM, Missoula Schools Win Grant to Offer Arabic Classes September 15, 2009 - The Clark Fork Chronicle $12.4 Million Awarded to School Systems in 24 States, D.C. to Promote Instruction of Critical Foreign Languages September 15, 2009 - Media-Newswire.com Moroccan Odyssey: Erin Schutte Spends Seven Weeks Studying Arabic in North African Country September 5, 2009 - Worthington Daily Globe School Shows Off for Secretary of Education August 31, 2009 - MyFoxMemphis.com Memphis a Stop on Secretary of Education's Listening Tour August 31, 2009 - Memphis Commercial Appeal Centre County Schools: Students To See Changes August 30, 2009 - The Centre Daily Times Volunteers in Peace Corps' Arab Programs Resign at High Rate August 27, 2009 - Medill Reports, Northwestern University First Day for New MSU Faculty August 25, 2009 - KFYR-TV Smooth Opening For Coppell Charter School That Offers Arabic, French August 24, 2009 - The Dallas Morning News Dallas-Fort Worth Public Schools Start Classes Today August 24, 2009 - The Dallas Morning News Memphis High School Adds Arabic Class August 22, 2009 - The Associated Press Arabic Studies Expands At USM August 20, 2009 - WDAM-TV Student Discovers Best Way to Learn Language is to Be There August 15, 2009 - Columbus Local News Three Courses that Should Be Offered at UM-St. Louis August 10, 2009 - The Current (University of Missouri, St. Louis) Whitehaven High Goes Global With Arabic Class August 9, 2009 - Memphis Commercial Appeal In Fighting Radical Islam, Tricky Course for U.S. Aid July 30, 2009 - The Washington Post Arabic For Teens Gaining Momentum July 25, 2009 - Deseret News As Interest in Middle East and Arabic Increases in the West, Yemen Offers Unique Environment for Students July 25, 2009 - Yemen Observer Fulbright Scholar Held in Visa Probe [on Tharwat Alasadi] July 22, 2009 - The Greenville News (SC) Manara School: How Do You Cry "Foul" In Arabic? May 26, 2009 - Blog of The Dallas Morning News School Was First Elementary in State to Require Arabic [on Amana Academy] May 4, 2009 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Support for Language Learning Key in Global Relations April 22, 2009 - The Daily Iowan Arabic -- Advances and Constraints March 20, 2009 - Inside Higher Ed Report Highlights Challenges of Expanding Study-Abroad Opportunities in the Middle East March 20, 2009 - The Chronicle of Higher Education Educators Work to Increase U.S. Study Abroad in the Arab World; New Report Examines Challenges, Opportunities March 19, 2009 - AScribe: The Public Interest Newswire Arabic Department Sees Rise in Interest [at Temple U.; incl. Gordon Witty] March 3, 2009 - The Temple News Language Lecturers Look to Define Career Path [incl. Taoufik Ben-Amor] February 12, 2009 - The Columbia Spectator Limit Use of Arabic at High Schools January 18, 2009 - Press & Guide Newspapers Students Take On Difficult Arabic Language [in Charlestown, MA] November 11, 2008 - TheBostonChannel.com SW Suburban District May Add Arabic Classes November 5, 2008 - Chicago Breaking News (incl. WGN, Chicago Tribune) Move Forward on Language Offerings October 7, 2008 - The Marquette Tribune Arabic, More Mandarin Sought for Curriculum October 7, 2008 - The Marquette Tribune Setting A New Course [incl. Uri Horesh] October 6, 2008 - The Sunday News (Lancaster, Pa.) U.S. Scholar Translating Iranian Novel "Ismaeil" [On Paul Sprachman] October 6, 2008 - Mehr News Agency For Hopley, Arabic ‘Not Just a Flash in the Pan' [incl. Russell Hopley] October 3, 2008 - The Bowdoin Orient University Considers Creating Middle Eastern Studies Program [incl. Bruce Masters] October 3, 2008 - The Wesleyan Argus Casper College Begins Offering Arabic September 29, 2008 - Associated Press Community School Breaks Language Barrier [on Arabic instruction in Idaho] September 26, 2008 - Idaho Mountain Express Language Class Enrollment on the Rise September 25, 2008 - The Georgetown Voice Cal State San Bernardino Starts New Year with New Buildings [incl. new Arabic major] September 25, 2008 - The Sun (San Bernardino) Middle East Education Gets Support in D.C. [incl. Mahmoud al-Batal] September 24, 2008 - The Daily Texan Schenectady Students Taking to Arabic Classes September 22, 2008 - The Daily Gazette New Majors Attract Students in First Year [incl. Beatrice Gruendler, Ellen Lust-Okar] September 18, 2008 - Yale Daily News Morocco the Site of Newest Abroad Program September 17, 2008 - The Daily Free Press (Boston University) University of California at Davis Leads the Way in Relations with Iranian-American Community September 17, 2008 - PARSA Community Foundation Queen's Introduces Arabic Language Course September 16, 2008 - The Queen's Journal (Kingston, ON) Arabic Program Hires 2 New Faculty [on the University of Iowa; incl. Asila Al Ma'Awali, Hope Fitzgerald] September 11, 2008 - The Daily Iowan Chagrin Falls HS Joining National Trend of Teaching Arabic to Students September 10, 2008 - WKYC-TV (Cleveland, Ohio) Student Advocates Arabic Culture [on Saad Alshahrani, WSU Arabic Language and Culture program] September 9, 2008 - The Daily Evergreen Middle Eastern Program Expands [at Syracuse University; incl. Mehrzad Boroujerdi, Rania Habib, MESA] September 8, 2008 - The Daily Orange (Syracuse Univ.) Eastern Brings Back Arabic [on Eastern Kentucky University] September 4, 2008 - The Eastern Progress Online Bioinformatics and Other Studies Arrive [incl. Persian, Arabic, and Islamic Studies] September 4, 2008 - The Daily Aztec (San Diego State Univ.) Widely Used Arabic Textbook Called Anti-Western [on "Al-Kitaab"; incl. Abbas Al-Tonsi, Ahmad Dallal] August 29, 2008 - The Hoya (Georgetown University) Islamic School Hopes Sun Rises on Plans for Expansion [on Sunrise Academy in Hilliard, OH] August 26, 2008 - The Columbus (OH) Local News Jordan University Officials Visit Univ. of North Dakota, Talk Partnership [incl. Arabic language study] August 15, 2008 - The Grand Forks Herald Southern Miss to Offer Arabic language Course [on the University of Southern Mississippi; incl. Nabil Abdelfattah] August 15, 2008 - Hattiesburg American Arabic Classes Popular At Bell High School [Bell, California] August 14, 2008 - KNBC (TV Los Angeles) Plumbing the Pages [on "Al-Kitaab," Kristen Brustad, Mahmoud Al-Batal, Abbas Al-Tonsi, et al.] August 11, 2008 - Washington Jewish Week Plumbing the Pages [on the Georgetown University Press Arabic textbook "Al-Kitaab"; incl. Kristen Brustad, Mahmoud Al-Batal, Abbas Al-Tonsi] August 7, 2008 - Washington Jewish Week Charter School Proposal on Caddo Agenda [incl. Arabic instruction] August 2, 2008 - Shreveport Times Norfolk Teens Learn Arabic Through Summer Program [incl. Nadia Laassouli] July 28, 2008 - The Virginian-Pilot LeBaron to Help Connect Portland State Univ. and Qatar [on Joseph LeBaron, John Damis] July 23, 2008 - The Vanguard (Portland State University) Students Absorbing Arabic Culture [on Cal State San Bernardino] July 22, 2008 - Inland Valley Daily Bulletin (Ontario, CA) Marhaba [on Arabic instruction at the University of Oklahoma; incl. Mohammad T. Alhawary] July 17, 2008 - The Norman Transcript Oklahoma University Awarded $1.3M Language Grant July 16, 2008 - The Oklahoman Immersed in Arabic: Quiet UW-L Campus Good Place to Learn Other Languages [on the University of Wisconsin-Madison; incl. Mary Youssef] July 11, 2008 - La Crosse Tribune Students Study the Middle East, But on Their Own [on Middle East studies and Arabic at Bryn Mawr] July 9, 2008 - The Bi-College News Kindergartners Urged to Learn Key Languages [on Fairfax, VA schools; incl. Arabic] July 8, 2008 - Associated Press Ware Students Offered Arabic [at Ware Jr. Sr. High, Ware, MA; incl. Farida Ellouizi] July 7, 2008 - The Republican (Springfield, MA) Cal State S.B. Students Immerse Themselves in Arabic [incl. the Center for Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies] July 6, 2008 - The Press Enterprise Teaching Arabic and Propaganda [on "Al-Kitaab"] July 5, 2008 - The Washington Post A School Steeped in Tolerance Adds a Course That Tests It [on Arabic courses at Friends Seminary in NYC; ref. the Khalil Gibran International Academy] June 20, 2008 - New York Times Students Learn Different Languages [on the University of Kansas; incl. Arabic] June 19, 2008 - The University Daily Kansan Lehman College Offers New Program in Middle Eastern Studies [on City College of New York] June 19, 2008 - The CUNY News Wire Push for Americans to Learn Arabic Abroad [on the America-Mideast Educational and Training Services, Inc.] June 18, 2008 - Inside Higher Ed Delta Students Learn Foreign Languages at Summer Camp [incl. Arabic, Mississippi Valley State Univ.] June 17, 2008 - The Greenwood Commonwealth (Greenwood, MS) Heb-Row Avoided at School [incl. Khalil Gibran International Academy] June 16, 2008 - The New York Post Charter Schools Shouldn't Promote Islam [on Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy] June 14, 2008 - The Wall Street Journal Language Professor Says Learning Languages Leads to Understanding [incl. Muhammad Eissa] June 11, 2008 - KCPW (Salt Lake City) Keep Language Alive in the UC System June 5, 2008 - City On a Hill Press (UC Santa Cruz) Mega-Donor Throws Clout Behind Hebrew Charter School [incl. Khalil Gibran International Academy] May 29, 2008 - The Jewish Daily Forward The Upright Man Is Safe [on Arabic study in New Haven schools] May 28, 2008 - The New Haven Independent Northville Junior heading to Morocco for Six Weeks [on Arabic study] May 24, 2008 - Hometownlife.com (Northville, MI) Campaign Seeks Arabic Classes in High School [in metro Chicago] May 21, 2008 - The Southtown Star (Chicago) Offer Arabic Language Classes at Local Schools [on Chicago public schools] May 16, 2008 - Southwest News-Herald Virginia Commonwealth University Student Gets Borden Scholarships from Defense Dept. May 12, 2008 - Richmond Times-Dispatch UW–Madison Receives Federal Grant for Middle East Studies [incl. Uli Schamiloglu] May 8, 2008 - Division of International Studies, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison To the Mideast, With Love May 2, 2008 - Daily Herald More CPS students Can Learn Arabic May 1, 2008 - Chicago Sun-Times Professor Talks Islam, Politics in the Arab World April 25, 2008 - Yale Herald War in Iraq Opens Employment Opportunities for Those Trained in Arabic Language April 23, 2008 - WKTV-Utica, New York Das Ende for German at USC April 11, 2008 - Inside Higher Ed "Critical Foreign Languages" Taught in More Schools [incl. Arabic] April 10, 2008 - The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Arabic Class Offers Fresh Perspective on Culture [on the University of Missouri, St. Louis; incl. Laura El Hage Chehade] April 7, 2008 - The Current Schools to Teach Arabic [on Schenectady, NY] April 3, 2008 - Times Union Taste, Touch of Middle East only as far as UW-Green Bay April 2, 2008 - The Green Bay Press-Gazette UWGB Club Hosting Arabic Day Tuesday on Campus March 28, 2008 - The Green Bay Press-Gazette How an International Approach Can Help Your Degree [incl. Middle East studies, languages] March 26, 2008 - U.S. News & World Report Interest in Arabic and Chinese Soars at Local Colleges March 24, 2008 - The Buffalo News Campus Ends Affiliation With Arabic Course [on UC Berkeley] March 20, 2008 - The Daily Californian CMU to Offer Arabic, Chinese Languages March 18, 2008 - Inside CMU (Central Michigan University) Arabic Program Receives Grant [on Springbrook High School, MD] March 12, 2008 - The Springbrook High School Blueprint Intrigue Helps Fuel Language Studies [on Arabic lang. instruction in Utah public schools] March 9, 2008 - The Salt Lake Tribune Are Taxpayers Footing the Bill for an Islamic Public School in Minnesota? [on Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy] March 9, 2008 - Minneapolis Star-Tribune Arabic Department Sees Unusually High Turnover [on Middlebury College, Vermont] March 6, 2008 - The Middlebury Campus Controversial Arabic Public School May Move to Fort Greene [on Khalil Gibran International Academy] March 6, 2008 - The Epoch Times Lawmakers Give a Boost to Foreign Language Classes [incl. Arabic] March 6, 2008 - The Salt Lake Tribune PC Recommends Middle Eastern Minor [at Colby College, Maine] March 5, 2008 - The Colby Echo Bringing the Arab World to U.S. Classrooms [on Arabic lang. instruction] March 4, 2008 - Diverse Issues in Higher Education Arabic Class Thinks Globally [on Cholla High Magnet School in Tucson, AZ] March 4, 2008 - Arizona Daily Star Two Steps Forward [on Arabic language and Middle East studies courses] February 29, 2008 - The Bowdoin Orient (of Bowdoin College) Informal Arabic Class Aims to Fill Course Gap February 29, 2008 - The Bowdoin Orient (of Bowdoin College) Faculty, Students Ask for Mideast Studies Major [incl. Mohammad Salama] February 21, 2008 - The Golden Gate (San Francisco State University) Editorial [on Richard Judd & Norton Mezvinsky's efforts to create the International University of Iraq (IUI); Middle East studies at CCSU] February 20, 2008 - The Recorder (Central Connecticut State University) Middle East Program Expands with New Professor Hires [on Northwestern University; incl. Muhammad Umar, Carl Petry, Elizabeth Hurd] February 15, 2008 - The Daily Northwestern New Courses Require Demand [on U. of Minnesota; incl. Arabic, Persian, Urdu] February 8, 2008 - The Minnesota Daily Professors Question Language Requirements [incl. Arabic] February 7, 2008 - Yale Daily News New Islamic Studies and Arabic Minor Emerges [at Swarthmore] February 5, 2008 - The Daily Gazette (Swarthmore College) Jerusalem Program Won't Cut It [overseas Arabic study at the U. of Chicago] January 29, 2008 - The Chicago Maroon Neill Public Library to offer Arabic Class [on Washington State University; incl. Saad Alshahrani and Naglla Aly] January 23, 2008 - The Daily Evergreen Students Aim for Competitive Edge [on langage courses in Ventura County colleges, incl. Arabic] January 22, 2008 - Ventura County Star Al-Babtain Library to Set Up Arabic Language Center in US [on the forthcoming Kuwaiti-funded Arabic Language Center in Eckerd College, Florida] January 22, 2008 - Arab Times (Kuwait) Fresno State offers Classes in Arabic, Persian Languages January 21, 2008 - The Fresno Bee Speaking in Tongues [incl. Abdelhafid Missouri of Temple U.] January 16--22, 2008 - Philadelphia Weekly Students Drawn to New Languages [at the U. of Florida] January 15, 2008 - The Independent Florida Gator Institute to Teach Foreign Language in 4 Weeks [on Wesleyan University] January 15, 2008 - The Wesleyan Connection Arabic Language Course Offered for the First Time [on University of Nevada-Reno] January 15, 2008 - Nevada News (University of Nevada) Bridging the Language Gap [Yamada Language Center at U. of Oregon; Mohamed Jemmali] January 10, 2008 - Oregon Daily Emerald (University of Oregon) Dunlap Approves Arabic Instruction [in Peoria, IL] January 10, 2008 - The Journal Star (Peoria, IL) Dunlap, ICC Could Offer Arabic [on Dunlap High School and Illinois Central College] January 9, 2008 - Peoria Journal Star (Illinois) Arabic Stretches High School Students' Skills [Tucson Unified School District] January 8, 2008 - Associated Press Popularity of Arabic on rise at Salem State [on Salem State College, Massachusetts] January 2, 2008 - The Salem News Bridging Cultures, and Taking Arabic to Iowa January 2, 2008 - New York Times Language Courses May Get Big Boost [on Utah schools, incls. Arabic] December 23, 2007 - Deseret Morning News Dept Brings Texas Twang to the Arabic Language [on University of Texas at Austin, Mahmoud Al-Batal ] December 13, 2007 - News from the University of Texas at Austin Foreign Language Classes Increase in Popularity [incl. Arabic] December 6, 2007 - The Ithacan (Ithaca College) Univ. Helps Middlebury Hebrew Summer Program [incl. Vardit Ringvald] December 4, 2007 - The Justice (Brandeis Univ.) Interest in Arabic Increasing December 4, 2007 - The Maneater (University of Missouri, Columbia) Students Look Eastward for New Languages [on Arabic lang. instruction at U. of Pennsylvania] December 4, 2007 - The Daily Pennsylvanian Students Ask Department for Continuation of Arabic Language Course [on San Jose State University] December 3, 2007 - Spartan Daily (San Jose State University) Middle East Studies Committee Providing Opportunity to Study in Arab Countries December 3, 2007 - The Herald of Arkansas State University Students Hope to Expand Arabic Language Program [on the University of New Hampshire] November 30, 2007 - The New Hampshire Arabic Skills Essential During Conflict in Middle East, Professor Says [on San Antonio College, Arabic lecturer Saeda Tomnbay] November 30, 2007 - The Ranger (San Antonio, TX) Should Schools Teach Chinese, Arabic? [on New Jersey school districts] November 30, 2007 - The Record (New Jersey) Arabic Cracks the Top Ten Languages Studied by College Students in US November 30, 2007 - U. Town: The Columbia Missourian's Higher Education Blog Hype vs. Reality in Arabic Enrollment Boom [quotes profs. Mahmoud Al-Batal, Karin Ryding, Martha Schulte-Nafeh, Kirk Belnap] November 29, 2007 - Insider Higher Education Across the Nation, Foreign Language Study on the Rise [incl. Arabic] November 27, 2007 - The Daily Californian Language Study Serves Much Good [incl. Arabic] November 27, 2007 - Bismarck Tribune (N. Dakota) Current Events Spur Interest in Islamic Studies [incl. Arabic] November 27, 2007 - Inside Vandy (Vanderbilt University) Learning in Translation [on Arabic at Blair High School in Montgomery Co., Maryland] November 26, 2007 - Silver Chips Online (Montgomery Blair High School, Maryland) We Need to Learn Foreign Tongues, or We'll Be Licked [refs. Georgetown Arabic prof. Karin Ryding] November 26, 2007 - Longview Daily News (WA) Foreign Language Enrollment Up at U of M, in U.S. [incls. Arabic] November 24, 2007 - Minnesota Daily Arabic, Chinese Gaining Popularity as Language Courses [at Georgia College and State University] November 21, 2007 - The Macon Telegraph Foreign Language Enrollment Up at U, in US [incl. Arabic at the Univ. of Minnesota] November 21, 2007 - The Minnesota Daily S.F. Entrepreneur Creates Software for Arabic Language Students [incls. Stanford's Ramzi Salti] November 19, 2007 - San Francisco Chronicle North Dakota State Students Want More Arabic Studies November 19, 2007 - Associated Press Tracking National Trend, Enrollment in Arabic Classes Grows Steadily November 19, 2007 - Student Life (Washington University, St. Louis, MO) Study of Arabic, Chinese Increases November 16, 2007 - The Harvard Crimson A Call for Academic Diversity [incls. Middle Eastern studies, Arabic lang. instruction] November 16, 2007 - The Journal (Queen's University, Ontario, Canada) Muslim Americans Establish Own Schools in US [on the Muslim American Youth Academy, Dearborn, MI] November 16, 2007 - Voice of America English Isn't the Only Language [incls. Arabic lang. instruction] November 16, 2007 - News-Record.com (Greensboro, NC) Students Taking Arabic, Chinese to Meet Demand [quotes Jane Moore] November 15, 2007 - The Daily Texan (University of Texas, Austin) US Students Choosing Arabic Language for Studies November 15, 2007 - MonstersandCritics.com More Students, More Languages [discusses Arabic, Persian, Hebrew, et al.] November 14, 2007 - Inside Higher Ed Enrollments in Foreign-Language Classes Continue to Rise [quotes Karin C. Ryding; incl. Arabic] November 14, 2007 - The Chronicle of Higher Education Arabic Leads Shift in College Language Studies November 14, 2007 - San Jose Mercury News Arabic Surges in Foreign Language Classes November 14, 2007 - Associated Press Looking to Adopt A Foreign Tongue [on the growth of Middle Eastern lang. instruction at U. of Maryland, incls. prof. Ahmad Karimi-Hakkak] November 14, 2007 - Washington Post Language Is Power, both Aesthetic and Ideological [on Arabic language studies] November 13, 2007 - Yale Daily News Survey: More Students Studying Arabic, African, Asian Languages November 13, 2007 - San Jose Mercury News Daniel Hollinger Announces Expansion of Arabic Immersion at Coeus International School [in Washington, D.C.] November 11, 2007 - Newswire State Sees Program as Catalyst [on federally funded lang. classes in Ohio, incl. Arabic and Farsi] October 23, 2007 - Associated Press Bibliography – My Writings on Islamic and Arabic Schools in the West [on Khalil Gibran International Academy, Arabic/Islamic schools in the West] October 23, 2007 - Daniel Pipes' Weblog Language Barrier [on lack of Arabic and Middle East studies courses at Bowdoin] October 19, 2007 - The Bowdoin Orient (of Bowdoin College)
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