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Academic Centers and Institutes Advance the College’s Mission

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is home to a number of academic centers and institutes dedicated to promoting the mission of the College within their area of concentration. In addition to offering courses, centers and institutes in the College host lectures and other special events and may publish a journal.

Center for Arab & Islamic Studies

Director: Silvia Nagy-Zekmi, Ph.D.
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The Augustinian Historical Institute

Director: Fr. Karl Gersbach, O.S.A.
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Institute for Global Interdisciplinary Studies

Director: Maghan Keita, Ph.D.
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Center for Latin American Studies

Director: Satya Pattnayak, Ph.D.
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Russian Area Studies

Director: Jeffrey Hahn, Ph.D.
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Center of Excellence in Enterprise Technology

Director: Frank Klassner, Ph.D.
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The Augustinian Institute

Director: Fr. Thomas Martin, O.S.A.
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East Asian Studies

Director: A. Maria Toyoda, Ph.D.
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Center for Peace & Justice

Director: William Werpehowski, Ph.D.
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The Theology Institute

Director: Darlene Weaver, Ph.D.
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Villanova Center for Liberal Education

Director: John Doody, Ph.D.
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Women's Studies Resource Center

Co-Directors: Catherine Kerrison, Ph.D.; Lisa Sewell, Ph.D.
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