Assistant/Associate Professor, History of Artificial Intelligence
Rice University
The Department of History invites applications for a tenure-track assistant or associate professor in the history of artificial intelligence.
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Letter regarding Iran’s New “Anti-Infiltration” Bill Infringes on Academic Activities and Freedoms
Our letter to the Iranian parliament urging them to withdraw the proposed “Bill to Counter the Infiltration of Foreign Intelligence Services, Governments, or Entities,” and arguing that its broad regulation of contact with foreign institutions and individuals would subject routine academic activities to registration, approval, and surveillance.
Assistant or Associate Professor – Mediterranean and its Hinterlands, 500-1500 CE
University of California Berkeley
The Department of History invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty appointment at the level of Assistant or Associate Professor.
Call for Applications – Research Writing Residency (January 11-29, 2027)
Humanities Research Fellowship for the Study of the Arab World
The Fellowship invites applications from established scholars for its Research Writing Residency, to be held at NYU Abu Dhabi from January 11-29, 2027.
Arts and Crafts in the Late Ottoman Empire
Lebanese American University
The University and the Orient-Institut Beirut invite attendees to the international conference "Arts and Crafts in the Late Ottoman Empire," taking place 25–26 September 2026.
Faculty Leave Fellowship
The Crown Center for Middle East Studies
The Crown Center invites applications for a one-year faculty leave residential fellowship for scholars of the contemporary Middle East and North Africa to begin on September 1, 2027.
Call for Applications - NYUAD Graduate Student Research Workshop “New Directions in the Study of the Arab World” April 5-7, 2027
Humanities Research Fellowship for the Study of the Arab World
The NYU Abu Dhabi Humanities Research Fellowship invites applications from international doctoral students for its upcoming Graduate Student Research Workshop to be hosted in spring 2027 at NYU Abu Dhabi.
Modern Middle East - Open Rank
Cornell University
The History Department invites applications for a tenure-track/tenured professor position of the History of the Modern Middle East, with a focus on the history of Israel/Palestine after 1917.
Julie Beren Platt and Marc E. Platt Professorship
University of Pennsylvania
The School of Arts and Sciences invites applications for the Julie Beren Platt and Marc E. Platt Professorship in Jewish Studies, at the rank of tenured Associate or Full Professor.
Call for Contributions - MENA Profile, Atlas of Today’s World
Atlas of Today's World
The editorial team invites contributions to the Middle East and North Africa Profile.
Raoul Wallenberg Institute Research Fellowships
University of Michigan
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute invites applications from scholars of all academic ranks for the 2027-2028 academic year research fellowships.
Whistleblowers Complaint Confirms Findings of AAUP/MESA Report
A whistleblower complaint sent to Congress has shed new light on the Trump administration’s lawless and arbitrary campaign against higher education, confirming the findings in the joint AAUP/MESA report, "Discriminating Against Dissent: The Weaponization of Civil Rights Law to Repress Campus Speech on Palestine."
Assistant Professor of Cuneiform Culture
University of California, Berkeley
The Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures (MELC) invites applications for an Assistant Professor in Cuneiform Cultures, tenure track.
Letter calling for the Immediate Reinstatement of Professor Bülent Bilmez at İstanbul Bilgi University
Our letter expressing grave concern over İstanbul Bilgi University’s abrupt dismissal of historian Bülent Bilmez after twenty-one years of service
Call For Entries - Lives Beyond the Archives: Alf Muslimah Research Competition
Al-Mujadilah Research, Qatar Foundation
Al-Mujadilah's Jadal Institute invites scholars, researchers, and experts to submit proposals for research-based entries for Alf Muslimah, a forthcoming encyclopaedia.
The Composition of the Qur’an: Structure, Style & Meaning
Institut dominicain d'études orientales
The conference invites abstract submissions.
Exeter Response to MESA Letter by the Provost and Pro-Vice Chancellor sharing additional context
A response from University of Exeter by the Provost and Pro-Vice Chancellor on 7-31- 2026 to the CMPS Letter of 7-21-2026.
In Memoriam, John L. Esposito (1940-2026)
MESA mourns the passing of former MESA President John L. Esposito also founding director of the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, who died July 15, 2026.
Letter to Exeter related to proposed reductions in academic staffing impacting the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies
This CMPS letter relates to the University of Exeter’s proposed reductions in academic staffing and, in particular, the decision to include scholars at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies among the group of academic personnel whose positions are at risk.
Understanding the Implications of the Michigan and Prairieland Prosecutions
This primer provides an account of two recent federal prosecutions that may have implications for the risks related to campus speech, protest, and association. Both prosecutions use lawful expression and association as the connective tissue binding individuals into criminal conspiracy charges against the backdrop of National Security Presidential Memorandum 7 (NSPM-7).
Letter to the Chancellor of the University of California, Irvine, concerning threatened sanctions against Professor Tiffany Willoughby-Herard
CAF's letter expressing grave and urgent concern about the sanctions the university threatens to impose on Dr. Tiffany Willoughby-Herard, Associate Professor of Global and International Studies at UC Irvine.
Statement concerning the situation of Dr Maâti Monjib
CAF along with several European societies has issued a statement to Moroccan authorities regarding the persecution of historian Maâti Monjib.
Letter regarding the intensifying repression of students across Iran
Our letter to Iranian authorities expressing concerns about the intensification of repression of Iranian students and condemning the recent execution of graduate student, Erfan Shakourzadeh.
Letter to the administration of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago regarding the investigations initiated against Professor Savneet Talwar
Our letter expressing concern about the decision to suspend Professor Savneet Talwar, a member of the faculty of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), from teaching and subject her to multiple investigations on dubious grounds
Statement on Trump Administration Targeting of Iranian Visa and Green Card Holders
MESA's Task Force on Civil and Human Rights released a statement regarding the Trump administration’s accelerated targeting of visa and green card holders from Iran since the Israel/U.S. war against Iran began in late February.