We are so pleased to congratulate this year’s graduates of the Master of Arts in Arab Studies (MAAS) program! The MAAS Class of 2025 is a diverse group, with half the students coming from other countries, including: Saudi Arabia, the UK, Egypt, Lebanon, South Korea, France, and Qatar.
This year’s graduates include: Avraham Spraragen, Alex White, Alyssa Kristeller, Angie Wright, Asa Breuss-Burgess, Ashley Guerrero, Elena Nassif, Fatima Rahimi, Haifa Albelaihid, Ingie Gohar. Jared Tucker, Lara Muhieddine, Marium Houraney, Michael Overton, Nourhan Kazak, Sara Elbrolosy, Yehya Abuzaid, and Yura Lee.
In addition, we celebrated our December 2024 graduates: Alexis Grimm, Mahmoud Solyman, Shano Mohammed, and Shifaa Alsairafi
Below are a few pictures from the MAAS graduation celebration on May 17, 2025.



Huge congrats to the MAAS Class of 2025!