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Major/minor advising (for study abroad credit approval, click here)

All Asian and Middle Eastern Studies majors are required to meet with a faculty advisor in the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies in the fall, prior to registration for spring. Information on scheduling these advising appointments is distributed via the majors listserv in early October.  Throughout the rest of the academic year, please feel free to contact faculty advisors anytime you have a major/minor-related question or issue they can help you with.

For the 2024-25 year, advising assignments are as listed below. Contact information not provided below can be found on this page.

  • Interdisciplinary Asian Studies major/minor: Dr. Dwayne Dixon.
  • Arab Cultures major & Arabic minor: Dr. Nadia Yaqub.
  • Chinese major/minor: Dr. Kyoungjin Bae
  • Hebrew minor: Ms. Hanna Sprintzik
  • South Asian Studies major & Hindi-Urdu minor: Dr. Afroz Taj.
  • Japanese major/minor: Dr. Dwayne Dixon.
  • Korean major/minor: Dr. Jon Kief
  • Persian minor: Dr. Shahla Adel.
  • Middle Eastern Languages minor: Dr. Shahla Adel.
  • Southeast Asian Studies minor: Dr. Becky Butler