<p>what are the best undergraduate programs?</p>
<p>I know that Cornell and Hopkins are pretty stellar in Near Eastern Studies. It’s more ancient stuff.</p>
<p>Some that come to mind are Harvard, Princeton, Texas, UCLA, U Washington, Michigan, Columbia, Penn, Chicago, and Georgetown. These would be based on the reputation of these schools for graduate studies in this area—not sure about undergrad.</p>
<p>Check the website of the Middle East Studies Association for other possibilities.
[Middle</a> East Studies Association Home Page](<a href=“http://www.mesa.arizona.edu/]Middle”>http://www.mesa.arizona.edu/)
Some scholars of a more conservative bent maintain that that the MESA is overly politicized and an alternative association was formed recently, The Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa: [Home[/url</a>]
Some big-name scholars, like Bernard Lewis, are affiliated with it.</p>
<p>Given the importance of language study in Middle Eastern Studies, you should check out the various language flagship programs in Middle Eastern languages: [url=<a href=“http://www.thelanguageflagship.org/]The”>http://www.thelanguageflagship.org/]The</a> Language Flagship - * Welcome *](<a href=“http://www.asmeascholars.org/]Home[/url”>http://www.asmeascholars.org/)
These are federally-funded programs that promote a high level of language proficiency.</p>
<p>Also check out the National Resource Centers for Foreign Language & Area Studies:
[National</a> Resource Centers for Foreign Language, Area and International Studies](<a href=“http://www.nrcweb.org/nrcList.aspx]National”>弁護士と交通事故の関係)
Numerous universities have such centers focused on the Middle East.
The National Middle East Language Resource Center is at BYU.
[David</a> M. Kennedy Center for International Studies](<a href=“http://nmelrc.byu.edu/]David”>http://nmelrc.byu.edu/)</p>