Interdisciplinary study
The program draws on the faculty of sixteen (16) departments and programs: Anthropology, Art History, Central Eurasian Studies, Classical Studies, Comparative Literature, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, East Asian Languages and Cultures, Folklore and Ethnomusicology, History, History and Philosophy of Science, Informatics, Jewish Studies, Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures (including Egyptology), Musicology, Philosophy, and Religious Studies.
Sponsored campus events include a Distinguished Lecturer Series and a Colloquia Series.