The Center for Contemporary Arab Studies places great importance on the mastery of the Arabic language before graduating, so many MAAS students use their summer for intensive language study. Additionally, students often undertake research in the region in support of their thesis, which is completed in their final semester in the program.
- Eleanor Swingewood WFP Syria Regional Emergency Coordinators Office Amman, Jordan
- Samyah Alfoory Research on Arab migrant communities in Kuwait Salmiya, Kuwait
- Kathleen Bouzis Univ. of Maryland College Park, MD
Craig Browne Qasid Institute Amman, Jordan - Lindsey Cummings British National Archive London, England
Silvia Irace Advocacy Project Ain Leuh, Morocco - Noga Malkin Hayata Destek (Support to Life) Antakya, Turkey
- Jennifer Melis International Language Institute Cario, Egypt
- Emily Parker Bourguiba des Langues Vivantes Tunis, Tunisia
- Alexandra Robehmed Research on entrepreneurship in Jordan Amman, Jordan
- Gareth Smail Research on teaching practices and language instruction Middle Atlas region, Morocco
- Xuhui Sun Research on LGBTQ Advocacy groups Ramallah, West Bank
- Erica Vasquez Conducted interviews with Sahrawi women Laayoune, Western Sahara
- Samia Errazzouki Summer Language Institute – Georgetown Washington, DC
- Ahmad Soliman Summer Language Institute – Georgetown Washington, DC
- Shadia Murad Summer Language Institute – Georgetown Washington, DC
- Norman Bright Summer Language Institute – Georgetown Washington, DC