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• Thu, 15 Sep 2011 UWGB students mastering Jabal Amman, downtown Amman, Jordan
  14 students traveled to Jordan this past summer with Prof. Heidi Sherman and Prof. Jill White to learn about history, culture, and human development. As part of their coursework, they took part in an immersive adventure planned by the social entrepreneur, Raghda Butros at Hamzet Wasel.

• Fri, 21 Oct 2011 Coury talks Arab Spring, Gadhafi death
  UW-Green Bay Prof. David Coury weighed in on what’s next for Libya following the death of Moammar Gadhafi for a story in Friday’s (Oct. 21) Green Bay Press-Gazette. Coury, co-director of the Center for Middle East Studies, said the next several months will be critical for developing democracy in Libya, and that the U.S. should [...]
• Fri, 01 Apr 2011 Saturday’s conference on ‘Best Practices for Teaching Middle Eastern Content’
  The Center for Middle East Studies and Partnerships hosts its conference organized for K-12 teachers and university educators on campus this Saturday (April 2). For details on “Globalizing the Classroom: Developing Best Practices for Teaching Middle Eastern Content,” see our archived post.
• Fri, 25 Mar 2011 April 2 conference will target best practices in teaching Middle East topics
  As part of the follow-up program for the Fulbright-Hayes Group Project Abroad Grant, the Center for Middle East Studies and Partnerships extends an open invitation to a conference organized for K-12 teachers and university educators. Titled “Globalizing the Classroom: Developing Best Practices for Teaching Middle Eastern Content,” the conference will be held at UW-Green Bay [...]

Media

• A group of UWGB faculty spent a month in Jordan as UW-Green Bay establishes the new Center for Middle East Studies. A few highlights: A two-day trip to archeological sites in the north, including the ancient Roman cities of Jerash and Um Qais as well as the ancient medieval Islamic fortress Ajloun in Jordan's Eastern Desert. Click here to see more photos.

Video: Learning Arabic at UW-Green Bay

Twice a week, for about an hour, this group of students, staff and faculty get together for an Arabic conversation group. Click here to see more videos.

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