Just before winter break, news broke that the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill plans to close its centers for African, Asian, European, Middle Eastern, Latin American and Slavic, Eurasian ...

For 67 years, the Department of Education has administered grants to universities to create centers devoted to foreign languages and area studies, a field focused on the study of the culture of a ...

National Resource Centers that focus on area studies, like Georgetown’s Center for Contemporary Arab Studies and Center for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies, have faced a series of federal ...

At the University of Delaware, global and area studies are enriched by a faculty of diverse and accomplished scholars. These educators bring a wealth of expertise from humanistic, natural science, and ...

A few days ago, I pulled up TigerHub, navigated to the major declaration page, and took a deep breath. My cursor hovered lovingly over “East Asian Studies” (EAS) for a few seconds; then, with a firm ...

The study of global processes and a grounded understanding of world regions constitute the yin and yang of a solid internationalist curriculum. While the two sides of this cantankerous odd couple may ...

REVIEWING academic programs on the baccalaureate and postgraduate levels in our universities, I noticed that Area Studies, as major programs, are few and far between. What prompted my interest in Area ...

In an increasingly interconnected world, you need a global perspective on pressing issues. A degree in Global Studies instills a critical, global outlook that prepares you to engage with pressing ...

The Master’s Programme in Area and Cultural Studies combines perspectives from the humanities and social sciences to build deep expertise in cultures and societies. We explore the globe, past and ...

Political science must do more to take stock of, and incorporate, insights from area studies, suggest the editors of a collection of essays on “new interconnections” between area studies and the ...

The Center for Global and Area Studies (CGAS) is both a hub for global learning and a support center for international research. Bringing together faculty whose expertise spans disciplines and world ...