Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages and Cultures

Contact Information

Department Contact Information
Computer & Technology Assistance
Department Chair

Major and Minor Advising (Director of Undergraduate Programs)
Language Program Coordinators
Shea Language House

Classified Staff

Margaret Bierwirth,
Business Manager
Email

Ashley Conklin,
Administrative Assistant
Email

Mailing Address

University of Virginia
Department of Middle East and South Asian Languages and Cultures
P.O. Box 400781
Charlottesville, VA 22904-4781

Reach us

Building Location:
B027 New Cabell Hall
Telephone:
Main office: (434) 924-3452
Fax:
(434) 924-6977
Email

Local Service Provider (LSP)

Susan Dempsey
237 Cabell Hall
(434) 243-8766
Email

Teaching Technology Support Partner (TTSP)

Tom Bryan
Email

Daniel Lefkowitz

B011 New Cabell Hall
(434) 243-4930
Email

Director of Undergraduate Programs

Advising for All Minors

Griffith Chaussee

B36 New Cabell Hall
(434) 243-2019
Email

Undergraduate Major Advisors

Special Cases

Omima El Araby

142A New Cabel Hall
(434) 924-1322
Email

Miled Faiza

221 Wilson Hall
(434) 924-3488
Email

Bimla Gour

B19A New Cabel Hall
(434) 243-4985
Email

Aminur Rahman

221 Wilson Hall
(434) 924-3488
Email

Arabic

Abdulkareem Said Ramadan
B25 New Cabell Hall
(434) 924-6970
Email

Bengali

Aminur Rahman
221 Wilson Hall
(434) 924-3488
Email

Hebrew

Hedda Harari
128 New Cabell Hall
(434) 924-6722
Email

Persian

Zjaleh Hajibashi
B037 Cabell Hall
(434) 924-4641
Email

Hindi / Urdu

Griffith Chaussée
B25 New Cabell Hall
(434) 924-6970
Email

Sanskrit

Robert A. Hueckstedt
B19A Cabell Hall
(434) 924-3452
Email

Shea House

General inquiries should be directed to:
Ahmad Obiedat
B25 New Cabell Hall
(434) 924-6970
Email

OR:

Tomoko Marshall
B13 New Cabell Hall
(434) 982-2353
Email

Phone: (434) 924-3452 Email: mesa@virginia.edu Fax: (434) 924-6977
Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages and Cultures
B-27 Cabell Hall
Charlottesville, VA 22904-4781