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The Ohio University Class of 2018 featured the first students graduating with a Middle East and North Africa Studies Certificate. Approved in Spring 2017, the certificate program provides undergraduate students from across campus with a focused interdisciplinary combination of courses on the history and contemporary politics of the region. In […]

A number of media outlets reporting on Jordanian protests and their aftermath interviewed and quoted Dr. Ziad Abu-Rish, Assistant Professor of History at Ohio University. Abu-Rish’s primary research interests focus on state building and economic development in Jordan and Lebanon. The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has featured over a week […]

Six Fall 2018 courses fulfill requirements for the Middle East and North Africa Studies Certificate. The following list includes course name, time, instructor, and prerequisites. The certificate is offered by the History Department at Ohio University in conjunction with a number of courses from other departments. Students and advisers interested in learning […]

  Dr. Ziad Abu-Rish, Assistant Professor of History, received Baker Fund support of $11,115 for his research on “Social Conflict and Institution Building in the Making of Post-Colonial Lebanon, 1943-1955.” The John C. Baker Fund awarded a total of $43,022 to four faculty proposals for research, scholarship and creative work […]

The History Department at Ohio University announces two new courses that are being offered for the first time in Spring 2018. HIST 2950 The Calamitous Fourteenth Century: Famine, Plague, War, Rebellion Description: The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the methods and sources used in the study of history. Students […]

The Spring 2018 courses that fulfill requirements for the Middle East and North Africa Studies Certificate include three courses. Students and advisors interested in learning more about the MENA studies certificate should consult the requirements and contact the coordinator of the program, Dr. Ziad Abu-Rish at abuz@ohio.edu. CLWR 4330 – Political […]

From Compass Photos by Ben Siegel Quoted in media around the world during and after the presidential election, Dr. Katherine Jellison was named Ohio University’s top faculty newsmaker of 2016. A professor of history, chair of the Department of History and a three-time Keystroke Catalyst Award winner, Jellison is a […]