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Center for Near Eastern Studies   Program: National Resource Centers Award Number: P015A060112 Grant Period: 08/15/2006 - 08/14/2010 World Area: Middle East Funding: 2006:   $229,793 2007:   $229,793 2008:   $232,293 2009:   $260,310 Total:   $952,189 Institution: University of California-Los Angeles Project Director: Susan Slyomovics UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies 10286 Bunche Hall, Box 951480 Los Angeles, California 90095-1480 Tel: 310-825-1181 Fax: 310-206-2406 Email: ssly@anthro.ucla.edu Web: www.international.ucla.edu/cnes/   Abstract: The Gustav E. von Grunebaum Center for Near Eastern Studies (CNES) is a Comprehensive National Resource Center whose primary mission is to advance the training of specialists at the undergraduate, graduate and professional levels while promoting innovative, collaborative and multidisciplinary studies of critical issues related to the Middle East and the Islamic world. Its distinguished faculty, strong institutional support, commitment to effective language training, rich library resources, rigorous programs of instruction, research and outreach, and increasing linkages with universities in the Middle East and the Islamic world enable the Center to carry out this mission. CNES programs coordinate the instructional, research, and outreach activities of 75 faculty members distributed throughout the Humanities, Social Sciences, Arts, and professional schools. CNES maintains a close liaison between the area studies and Middle East language and literature faculties, supporting intensive summer classes, library acquisitions, and the allocation of Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowships to students in the various departments. CNES plays an active role in American Research Centers abroad, facilitating access for language study, area research and cooperation with indigenous scholars. CNES sponsors interdisciplinary degree programs in Middle Eastern and North African Studies (B.A.) and Islamic Studies (M.A. and Ph.D.). Middle East specializations and concentrations are available to graduates and undergrads in over 50 programs. Languages and Disciplines: 1) 20 Middle Eastern languages taught, five incorporating high- to superior-level proficiency skills 2) Over 200 non-language ME-related courses offered in 24 departments and the professional schools Faculty: 1) 25 faculty and 20 Teaching Assistants in the Near Eastern Languages and Cultures Department 2) 50 ME faculty in non-language departments and the professional schools 3) Endowed positions in Armenian, Iranian, Islamic, Jewish, Judeo-Persian, and Sephardic Studies Library: 1) Largest holdings on the West Coast dealing comprehensively with the ME and the Islamic world 2) Online access through the California Digital Library makes the ME collection a national treasure 3) 11 bibliographers and cataloguers and 12 supportive staff attend to the ME collection and its users Outreach: 1) Intensive training programs for precollegiate and community college instructors; resource sharing with California State Universities (CSUs); development of pioneering Outreach World Web site, online curriculum, multimedia resources 2) Special topic websites (Information Technology, ME press) tailored to business and media interests 3) Extensive and widely attended cultural program featuring concerts, dance performances, poetry recitals, film festivals, museum exhibitions and lectures open to the general public Enhancement Activities: Program in Islamic Law; degree in Islamic Studies; comprehensive summer language program; Persian-language lecture series; publication of JUSUR (grad students), Journal of Islamic and Near Eastern Law and Journal of Middle East Women's Studies; award of Levi Della Vida Prize for Excellence in Islamic Studies; major conferences: Path to Peace/Road to Ruin and Rebuilding Devastated Economies; dissemination of scholarly proceedings and findings via far-reaching print and online publication program; development of web-based tutorials for Turkish, Azeri, Egyptian Arabic and Iraqi Arabic; frequent visits of Middle Eastern delegations hosted by CNES. FY 2006-2010 Projected Achievements: Formalize Islamic Law program, reorganize and expand Islamic Studies program, enhance language proficiency testing methods, add new course in Arabic translation, build social science curriculum, strengthen media and public lecture impact on regional community, liaison with local Middle Eastern American community and heritage students at University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA).   Languages: Countries: Arabic Arabic, Algerian Arabic, Algerian Saharan Arabic, Chadian Arabic, Egyptian Arabic, Gulf Arabic, Hassaniya Arabic, Hijazi Arabic, Levantine Bedawi Arabic, Libyan Arabic, Mesopotamian Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic, Moroccan Arabic, Najdi Arabic, North Levantine Arabic, North Mesopotamian Arabic, Omani Arabic, Saidi Arabic, Sanaani Arabic, Shuwa Arabic, South Levantine Arabic, Sudanese Arabic, Ta'Izzi-Adeni Arabic, Tunisian Armenian Balkan Gagauz Turkish Berber Classical Arabic Farsi, Eastern Farsi, Western Indonesian Turkish Afghanistan Algeria Armenia Djibouti Egypt Gaza Strip Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Libya Oman Qatar Syria Tunisia Turkey United Arab Emirates Yemen   Disciplines: Subjects: Anthropology Archaeology Architecture/urban and regional planning Area studies Art/art history Dance Drama/theater Ecology/natural resources Economics Education English Ethnic studies Film Foreign languages and literature Geography Global/international relations and studies Health sciences History Interdisciplinary studies International business International/area studies Law Liberal arts/general studies Library science Linguistics Philosophy Political science Public administration Public policy Religion Religious studies Sociology Women's studies Area Studies Assessment and Testing Collaboration Dissemination Dissertation Research Distance Learning Evaluation Foreign Language Across The Curriculum Foreign Language Programs (Domestic) Graduate Fellowships Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Studies K-12 Opportunities K-12 Teacher Education Less Commonly Taught Languages (LCTL) Library Major/Minor/Certificate Programs Multidisciplinary Studies Outreach Professional Development Research Self-Instructional Language Programs Summer Opportunities Technology Thematic Programs Undergraduate Education Undergraduate Fellowships International Education Programs Service U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education 1990 K Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20006-8521 Phone: (202) 502-7700