Faculty & Staff

Faculty

Hanada Al-Masri

Associate Professor

almasrih@denison.edu

740-587-6493

Jason Busic

Associate Professor

Director of Middle East & North African Studies

busicj@denison.edu

740-587-6464

Fadhel Kaboub

Associate Professor

kaboubf@denison.edu

740-587-6315

Andrew Z. Katz

Professor

Chair of Politics & Public Affairs

Director of the Lugar Program in Politics & Public Service

katz@denison.edu

740-587-6405

Isis Nusair

Professor

nusairi@denison.edu

740-587-8537

Hosna Sheikholeslami

Assistant Professor

sheikholeslamih@denison.edu

740-587-8553

Hoda Yousef

Associate Professor

yousefh@denison.edu

740-587-8035

Staff

Liz Barringer-Smith

Academic Program Coordinator, Modern Languages

barringerl@denison.edu

740-587-6643

Spotlights

Denison Magazine

Unlocking Potential: Adam Cromwell ’21

Adam Cromwell ’21 looks at the role soccer plays in national identity.

Hanada Al-Masri, Mohamed El-Sayed, Hannah Bennet

Building Public Speaking Skills

Hannah Bennet ’21 and Mohamed El-Sayed ’20 get great public speaking experience after a course that features a lot of listening.

Where We Go

A Fulbright Connects a Student & Her Family History

A Fulbright Teaching Assistantship to Turkey gives Madina Khudaynazar ’19 an opportunity to revisit her own family’s roots.

Denison students with an Arab-American family

How We Learn

Learning by listening

An Arabic class connects students with a local Arab-American community, providing opportunities to learn language and culture outside the classroom.

Where We Go

Arabic: The cultural key to the Middle East

Keylee Jones '16 is continuing her study of Arabic after graduation, thanks to a Critical Language Scholarship.

What's Happening

Lectures & Discussions

A President’s Medal, a mad dash in heels, and Friday night lights

Denison fencers earn sumptuous athletic (and culinary) rewards

In pursuit of gold, Andrew D’Asaro shows his mettle

Faculty & Staff

Faculty

Hanada Al-Masri

Jason Busic

Fadhel Kaboub

Andrew Z. Katz

Isis Nusair

Hosna Sheikholeslami

Hoda Yousef

Staff

Liz Barringer-Smith

Spotlights

Unlocking Potential: Adam Cromwell ’21

Building Public Speaking Skills

A Fulbright Connects a Student & Her Family History

Learning by listening

Arabic: The cultural key to the Middle East

What's Happening

The Palestinian Question: Presentation by Raef Zriek

Third Annual Middle East Film Festival

2021 President's Medalist: Sara Abou Rashed