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Internships + volunteer opportunities

Interested in Interning for CSME or volunteering for one of our events? We are eager to work with apt and able students.

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Gain a full year of language education in one summer

The IU Language Workshop offers intensive summer language training at the Bloomington campus of Indiana University since 1950. IU's Language Workshop provides over 200 participants annually the opportunity to complete a full year of college language instruction in eight and nine-week summer sessions in Arabic, Kurdish, Persian, Turkish, and other languages.

Explore IU’s Language Workshop

The Language Flagships

Arabic Flagship

The Arabic Flagship Program provides an opportunity for undergraduate students at Indiana University Bloomington to achieve advanced language proficiency in Arabic while pursuing a degree in their chosen field.

Arabic Flagship website

Engaging in our community

The Center for the Study of the Middle East engages and interacts with the local community of of Bloomington, Indiana. Curious as to what type of outreach programs we offer?

Learn about our outreach programs