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According to Caton, the biggest gap in Middle Eastern studies, and the one that has incited the most consternation among undergraduates, is the lack of a political scientist in the government department. It has been over a decade since a tenured faculty member has held a position in the department and a year since the junior faculty slot was left vacant...
Last year, CMES recommended several senior candidates to the government department to fill the void. But Caton says he does not know what happened after that. The search became the government department’s responsibility, and Caton was not asked to participate...
Owen contends that the history department is one field Caton doesn’t have to worry about, and could act as an example for other departments who wish to follow suit...
...year, Yalman, the only professor who studies the Northern parts of the region, will retire. And Caton has his doubts that he will be replaced. Since Yalman’s chair is rotating, University Hall decides which department should get it next...
Yalman agrees with Caton that scholars in the areas of culture and literature and arts, as well as in current affairs, finance and the economy, are absolutely necessary additions to the faculty...