Prisms of Globalization Lecture Series
Prisms of Globalization lectures address the historical and political contexts and policy debates surrounding global issues. Recent annual themes have included technology and energy security, immigration, and Islamic and Muslim society.
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Summer Institute for Languages in the Muslim World
The second annual SILMW (June 14 - August 5, 2010) will offer intensive courses in a variety of Muslim World languages, including Turkish, Persian, Arabic, Swahili, Urdu, Wolof and Indonesian by experienced, trained, and highly proficient instructors. Classes will be four hours per day over a period of eight weeks, for a total of 132 hours. Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellows studying at the beginning level will receive an additional eight hours of instruction.
In addition to classroom instruction, SILMW will offer a variety of extracurricular activities designed to enhance classroom instruction, provide additional channels for language contact and practice, and expose learners to the traditions of the Muslim World communities. These extracurricular activities include research forums, conversation hours, cooking demonstrations, music, film showings, and other cultural activities.
Students will earn credits equivalent to one full academic year of language instruction. Summer Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships are available on a selective basis to qualified applicants.
