Alumni Spotlight

MAAS alum Omar Shakir has spent his career documenting and calling out mass atrocities committed against Palestinians.

MAAS alumni Timothy Loh published a podcast episode with SAPIENS Magazine, featuring the story of a deaf Jordanian who migrated to Japan.

Leena Mo, CEO book tells the story of an Iraqi-American girl who builds a robot, and a business, to help her family and neighbors.

MAAS '18 alums Mark Berlin and Meghan Feely found love on the Hilltop…

MAAS alum Paul McKinney calls for a more critical examination of the long-term impact of America's state-building policies in Iraq.

From food to film, biographies to trans-national stories, MAAS alums are bringing diverse approaches to the study of history.

In this interview, Coco Tait speaks with alumni Motasem Abuzaid (MAAS ‘22) and Azim Wazeer (MAAS ‘21), who are both currently doctoral candidates in politics at St…

MAAS alum Benan Grams writes about how diseases—from cholera, to plague, to COVID-19—have shaped human history in profound ways.

MAAS student Laila Jadallah and alum Samar Saeed on the generation of Palestinian women whose stories informed their understanding of history and helped shape their own cultural identities…

MAAS alum Antonio Tahhan writes about his quest and global survey to find the "best" recipe for this iconic dish.