Degrees And Other Appointments Bethlehem University, 1981 – Present

Degrees High School Diploma/1963 Wabash High School, Wabash, Indiana B.A./1967 Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, (Political Science / History). M.A./1970 Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, (Near East Studies /History). And graduate work in Journalism (1971-1973); Ph.D./1983 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Contemporary Arabic/Islamic Thought; Contemporary History of the Arab World and the Middle East; and Contemporary Arabic Literature.     Appointments Chair, Department of Humanities, Sept. 1984 - August 1990, Sept. 1996 - August 1999, August 2005 - Present. Member, University Academic Council, 1984 - 1990; 1996 - 1999; 2005 - Present Member, Faculty of Arts Promotion Screening Committee, Fall 2005 - Present Co-Chair, “Turathuna” Center at Bethlehem University’s Oral History Project, March – April 2004. University Committee on Personnel Management, 2001. Chair, Committee to Establish “Turathuna”, the Center for Palestinian Heritage at Bethlehem University,  1999 – 2000 Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Sept.1996 - August 1999. Chair, Arts Faculty Council, 1996-1999. Member, University Promotion Committee, 1996-1999. Member, University Administrative Council 1987, 1996-1999. Coordinator of cooperation between Harnosands (Sweden) Folk School and Bethlehem University, 1997 - 1999 Acting Dean of Faculty of Arts, Feb. 1987 - August 1987. Editor in Chief, Bethlehem University Journal (research), 1987-1991.