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Bringing Arabic to Carleton
May 16, 2007 at 1:45 pmStacy Beckwith teaches Hebrew language and literature courses and has played an integral role in bringing the teaching of Arabic to Carleton. “You can’t contemplate anything to do with the Middle East without it. Arabic language training will help our students move into careers in international relations and diplomacy. There are obvious connections to business, trade, development, health, computer science, and engineering, to say nothing of scholarship in Islamic studies, literature, and cultural studies.”
Learn locally, think globally
May 16, 2007 at 1:22 pmDev Gupta began teaching at Carleton in fall 2006. Her position was created through generous support to the Breaking Barriers, Creating Connections campaign.
"I’ve enjoyed thinking about new ways to get students to own the information, so it’s not just me telling them what’s important but them figuring out for themselves what they think is important."
