Category: News

Title: CCAS Awarded Title VI Grant from U.S. Dept. of Education

CCAS is proud to announce that have been awarded a 4-year grant to be a National Resource Center on the Middle East and North Africa (NRC-MENA) through the U.S. Department of Education’s Title VI program. This grant supports our wide range of K-14 education outreach and public programming, and the teaching of Arabic, Persian, Turkish, and Hebrew.

Circle of studentsSince 1997, CCAS has formed the core of Georgetown University’s NRC-MENA, and we we look forward to continuing to serve our local community—through engaging lectures, workshops, film screenings, cultural events, and summer institutes—and beyond with online videos and podcasts of our programming! Check the events page soon for details of upcoming events and workshops.

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