DMINISTRATION
DISC LEADERSHIP: Effective July 1, 2009
George McLendon, Interim Director, Duke Islamic Studies Center
Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Bruce B Lawrence
Nancy and Jeffrey Marcus Humanities Professor of Religion
Associate Director for Development and Strategic Partnerships, Duke Islamic Studies Center
Gorter Family Professor in Islamic Studies
Professor, Economics and Political Science
Associate Director for Curriculum and Programs, Duke Islamic Studies Center
DISC Faculty and Areas of Expertise
See Core and Affiliated Faculty for a list of faculty experts on Islam who participate in DISC programs and activities. To identify faculty experts by topic, see Areas of Expertise.
QUICK FACTS
- DISC Advisory Board established 2005
- DISC Founded in July 2006
- Four Carnegie Scholars among DISC Core Faculty
- Undergraduate Certificate in Islamic Studies approved April 2007
- DukeEngage Yemen pilot program offered Summer 2007
- DukeEngage Cairo program launched Summer 2008
FUNDRAISING
- Gorter Family Professor in Islamic Studies endowed in 2005
- Timur Kuran, the first Gorter Family Professor in Islamic Studies, joined Duke Faculty in 2007
- Arcapita Graduate Fellowship in Islamic Studies endowed in 2008
- Friends of Bruce Lawrence Scholarship first awarded 2007-08