Harvard’s Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) announced today that it will continue to provide a wide range of research opportunities and programming through its Tunisia Office for a further six years, supported by a $2 million gift from Harvard alumnus Hazem Ben-Gacem ’92. Since its founding, the office has hosted approximately 100 Harvard University students and faculty. “Broadening the contexts in which teaching, learning, and research happen at Harvard is a crucial element of the University’s engagement around the world. Founded in 1954, CMES supports research and teaching on a broad range of topics related to the Middle East and North Africa. Generations of scholars have graduated from its degree programs, bringing a deepened understanding of the Middle East to careers that include academia, government, business, journalism, and law.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 27, 2021 06:56 UTC