Located in Southeast Michigan, home to a thriving Arab American community, CAAS serves as a center for academic inquiry and creative expression for the investigation of the Arab American experience. In addition to offering a minor and a certificate in Arab American Studies, the center facilitates research, interdisciplinary education, public outreach, digital humanities projects, and cultural programs, as well as student mentorship and professional development. In this work, CAAS partners with local and global policy makers, centers of community engagement and scholarship, and academic and social justice organizations.
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CAAS Staff
Associated CAAS Faculty
Ara Sanjian
Associate Professor of History; Director of Armenian Research Center
Rose Wellman
Associate Professor of Anthropology; Associate Director, Center for Arab American Studies
