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Historically, CMES is the coordinating body for the representation of Middle Eastern studies on campus. Caton and other administrators at CMES recommend scholars to department chairs in order to fill gaps within the various departments...
Right now, Caton says, there are a lot of gaps to fill. He says some fields, most notably sociology and economics, aren’t very compatible with Middle Eastern studies since their approaches are rooted in western models...
...Caton has high hopes for reaching across disciplines...
...possible idea, Caton says, is to create a position similar to that of the University Professor, without the prestige, which would structurally allow a professor to teach in multiple departments, depending on their interests and needs...
...There has to be a lot of creative thinking done to solve this problem, and all I can say is that people are trying to do it,” Caton says...