Last week I got the opportunity to travel to Beruit, Lebanon.
Here are some photos:
Panel of Speakers at AUB
Other panelists
Reps from Prince Alwaleed Foundation
AUB Plaza looking toward front gate
AUB Church on campus
Main Library on AUB campus
Clock Tower of Main dorm at AUC
Looking in Main gate of AUB [...]
Here are photos:
Hany and Student Workers in American Studies
American Studies Center Director, Dr. Jerry Leach
Students discussing American Studies with Jerry Leach at Oriental Hall
Ahmed at American Studies Meeting
Students in American Studies
Talk at Oriental Hall on "A Crude Awakening" Film sponsored by American Studies
Jerry Leach leading discussion with Ahmed [...]
Dec. 15
Today was our last SAPE faculty meeting of the semester. There was a big argument about requirements for the MA students: research and methods, advising for the thesis, language requirements, etc. Again I’m amazed that they have not figured this out before, but Scott in political science said that their department is having the [...]
Dec. 13
I taught my last classes at AUC Fall 2009 for the semester: My 2pm Intro to Sociology and my 3:30pm Gender and Power in Development courses. Then I met with my RA Naseem and she gave me a bunch of material in Arabic and English on the plight of religious minorities in Egypt. Then [...]
Here is my Gender and Power in Development Class on our last day this week:
Gender, Power and Development Fall 2009
Intro to Sociology Class Fall 2009
Intro to Sociology Fall 2009
Intro to Sociology AUC Fall 2009
Intro to Sociology class Fall 2009
Intro to Sociology class Fall 2009
Intro to Sociology Class, Fall [...]
My spartan office at AUC
On Sunday, I taught my first classes at AUC. My Intro to Sociology class, which was to meet at 2pm, actually met at 1:15; and my Gender and Power in Development class, which was to meet at 3:30pm, actually met at 8pm. This was the modified schedule because of Ramadan, [...]
5 September 2009
This past week has been hectic and frustrating. I sill have no AUC ID, so I can’t get into my office. I have no office computer or printer. My books have not arrived from the Fulbright office. Getting internet connection at home is a difficult and confusing process.
But it has been a great [...]