"I have a deep-seated bias against hate and intolerance. I have a bias against racial and religious bigotry. I have a bias that leads me to believe in the essential goodness of my fellow man, which leads me to believe that no problem of human relations is ever insoluble."
- Ralph Bunch
Middle East Center and International Affairs Program win coveted US Department of Education "Title VI" grant to create Middle East Studies Major at NU.
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The minor in Middle East studies at Northeastern is an interdisciplinary program, drawing on courses in political science, history, philosophy, and modern languages. Learn more ยป
The Center is dedicated to fostering peace and advancing cooperation in the Middle East through: research; the sponsorship of conferences, seminars, colloquia and curricular enhancements; the provision of support for local and visiting scholars whose research is related to the Center's activities; and the establishment of close relations with academic and research institutions in the Middle East and North Africa that covers the region from Morocco to Turkey and Iran. Learn More >>
Visiting fellows, Dr. Yoram Meital from the Chaim Herzog Center for Middle East Studies and Diplomacy at Ben-Gurion University and Rami Khouri from the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs at the American University of Beirut, are in-residence at Northeastern University from October 11-30, 2008.
The Program in Cinema Studies, Middle East Studies Program, Middle East Center for Peace, Culture, and Development, Jewish Studies Program, and the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies at Northeastern University present: