Brody Sandifer-Williams ’28 and Edison Dokken ’28 Awarded the CIE Arabic Summer Scholarship
Washington and Lee’s Center for International Education awarded funding to the sophomores to study Arabic in Meknes, Morocco, this summer.
Arabic
W&L Introduces New Language Partner Program
A new student-initiated program at Washington and Lee invites the campus and wider Rockbridge area communities into informal world language practice.
W&L Without Borders
Brandon Bishop ’26's journey shows how W&L’s global opportunities, language instruction and fellowships can transform a student’s path.
New MESA and Arabic Minors Broaden W&L Students’ Horizons
Washington and Lee’s new Arabic minor grew out of its innovative, interdisciplinary Middle East and Southeast Asian Studies program.
Lela Casey ’25 Receives Fellowship from the Center for Arabic Study Abroad
The recent graduate will serve a year-long fellowship studying Arabic in Morocco.
In Case You Missed It
Eight W&L Students Awarded Gilman Scholarships to Study Abroad
This round of recipients marks a record-setting Gilman Scholar cohort for W&L.
Twelve W&L Students Awarded Gilman Scholarships to Study Abroad
The Gilman Scholarship Program offers awards of up to $5,000 to U.S. undergraduate students who are Pell Grant recipients.
Shared Language
Anthony Edwards, professor of Arabic, brings his boundless energy to his teaching, research and mentorship of students.
Thomas deBuchananne ’27 Awarded CIE Arabic Summer Scholarship
Washington and Lee’s Center for International Education awarded deBuchananne funding to study Arabic at the University of Jordan this summer.
W&L Arabic Professor Publishes Paper in International Peer-Reviewed University Journal
Anthony Edwards’ article focuses on the 19th-century Orientalist Gregory M. Wortabet.
W&L Arabic Professor Publishes Paper in International Peer-Reviewed Journal
Anthony Edwards illustrates his case study that focuses on Khalīl al-Khūrī, a central figure of the Nahḍa.
W&L’s Edwards Featured in the Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies
Arabic professor Anthony Edwards recently published a paper titled “Becoming the Muʿallim: how tradition and innovation made a Nahḍa icon.”
Bishop ’26 and Gibbons ’26 Awarded CIE Arabic Summer Scholarship
Washington and Lee's Center for International Education awarded two students funding to study Arabic at the University of Jordan this summer.
W&L Faculty Members Present Papers at 2022 MESA Conference in Denver
Anthony Edwards, Theodore Van Loan and Kameliya Atanasova were featured at the annual event.
W&L Professors Each Present Papers at the 34th Deutscher Orientalistentag
Timothy Lubin and Anthony Edwards both presented at the event held in Berlin earlier this month.
W&L’s Anne Riter ’22 Awarded Fulbright to Austria
Riter will spend the next academic year volunteering with a community organization, working as an English teaching assistant and taking courses at the University of Graz.
Six W&L Students Awarded Critical Language Scholarships
Six undergraduate students received Critical Language Scholarships, which will provide them the opportunity to study language intensively during summer 2022.
Program Spotlight: Center for International Education – Study Abroad
Approximately 70% of students participate in an abroad program during their time at W&L.
W&L’s Edwards Publishes Paper in Journal
Arabic professor Anthony Edwards recently published “An Incomplete Journey Away from the Past: The Life and Ideas of Antonius Ameuney (1821–1881).”
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