Contact Us

Program Contacts

Please contact the relevant program coordinator by email for questions related to our programs, such as our majors and minors, classes, registration, placement exams, credit transfer, study abroad, languages, and more. Prospective and current students can also stop by in-person to speak with our program coordinators during their office hours.

Arabic

Mohssen Esseesy esseesym@gwu.edu

Classical & Ancient Near Eastern Studies

Elise A. Friedland efried@gwu.edu

Hebrew

Orian Zakai orianz@gwu.edu 

Persian

Christopher Rollston rollston@gwu.edu

Faculty

Please contact our faculty by email. Current students can also stop by in-person to speak with their professors during their office hours. Our faculty are available during their office hours and by appointment only. Appointment requests should be made by emailing our faculty directly.

Departmental Staff

If you have any other questions, please contact our departmental staff by email at cnelc@gwu.edu. 

Departmental Staff

For general questions, please email us at cnelc@gwu.edu or contact Shadow Curley. For questions related to scheduling or finance, please email Elisa Valero and CC Shadow Curley.

Elisa Valero

Academic Department Supervisor
Phillips Hall 337
eval@gwu.edu
(202) 242-5375

Shadow Curley

Academic Operations Manager
Rome Hall 651
scurley22@gwu.edu
(202) 994-1432

Program Contacts

Arabic

Mohssen Esseesy esseesym@gwu.edu

Classical & Ancient Near Eastern Studies

Elise A. Friedland efried@gwu.edu

Hebrew

Orian Zakai orianz@gwu.edu 

Persian

Christopher Rollston rollston@gwu.edu

Department Chair

Christopher Rollston rollston@gwu.edu

Faculty

Please contact our faculty by email. Our faculty are available by appointment only. Appointment requests should be made by emailing our faculty directly.