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Abbas Benmamoun

Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement
Duke University

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement · 2017 - Present Duke University
Professor of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies · 2017 - Present Asian & Middle Eastern Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Director of the Linguistics Program · 2024 - Present Linguistics, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

Previous Appointments & Affiliations


Professor of the Linguistics Program · 2017 - 2022 Linguistics, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

Academic Positions Outside Duke


Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Academic Policies · 2014 - 2017 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Associate Provost for Faculty Development · 2013 - 2014 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Director of the School of Literatures, Cultures, and Linguistics · 2010 - 2013 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Head, Department of Linguistics · 2004 - 2010 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Associate Director, Program in South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies · 2001 - 2002 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Acting Director, Program in South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies · 2001 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Professor, Department of Linguistics · 2006 - 2017 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign