2022-23

Christina Maranci, the new Mashtots Professor of Armenian Studies in the Departments of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations and History of Art and Architecture, is the first person of Armenian descent to hold the position. Read a Q&A with Maranci in...

The National Museum of Asian Art has announced its 2023 recipients of the Freer Medal, a lifetime achievement award that honors individuals who have substantially contributed to the understanding of the arts of Asia throughout their career. This year, the...

Everett Mendelsohn, who as a scholar of the history of science explored how science's evolution has been influenced by historical and cultural trends and vice versa, died on June 6, 2023, at his home in Cambridge. He was 91. A longtime professor at...

Becca Wadness is a 2018 graduate of the CMES AM Program in Middle Eastern Studies. She currently works as Senior Tunisia Desk Officer in the Bureau for the Middle East at USAID. What is the mission of the USAID Bureau for the Middle East, in general and...

CMES is pleased to congratulate this year's graduating students in our AM and PhD programs. AM Graduates Shamma Faisal Al Bastaki—Thesis: "Al-Majaz: A Crossing" / Advisor: Steve Caton / CMES Thesis Prize Faisal Alghassab Giulia Benvenuto—Thesis: "Islam as...

Now Accepting Applications – DEADLINE May 31, 2023 The Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University invites applications for two Postdoctoral Fellowships in Disaster Studies. The fellowships extend for 12 months, from September 1, 2023, to...