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Academic Affairs

Vice President for Academic Affairs

Leading academic excellence and elevating the quality of education at Dar al-Kalima University

Dar al-Kalima University

Dr. Nuha Khoury

VP for Academic Affairs

PhD, Medieval Islamic History — University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Dr. Nuha Khoury is the Vice President for Academic Affairs at Dar al-Kalima University. An Assistant Professor, she earned her PhD in Medieval Islamic History from the University of Michigan–Ann Arbor, where she also completed an MA in Comparative Politics and an MA in Middle Eastern and North African Studies.
Although trained as a medievalist, her research focuses on the modern social history of Palestine, with particular emphasis on the history of education, the use of personal archives as sources for historical writing, and the social history of the town of Bethlehem and its communities. Her work adopts an interdisciplinary approach that connects history with historiography, often drawing on personal letters as primary archival material.
In addition to teaching courses in cultural studies, modern Palestinian history, the anthropology of religion, and medieval Islamic history, Dr. Khoury has been actively engaged in institutional leadership and academic program development.

Modern Palestinian Social History History of Education & Archival Research Medieval Islamic History
Vice President for Academic Affairs 2013–2022 · 2024–Present
Dar al-Kalima University
Advisor to the President — Global Education & Exchange 2022–2023
Dar al-Kalima University
Dean 2006–2013
Dar al-Kalima Community College
Assistant Professor 1997–2002
Bethlehem University
PhD, Medieval Islamic History University of Michigan–Ann Arbor · 1996
MA, Near East & North African Studies University of Michigan–Ann Arbor · 1990
MA, World Politics University of Michigan–Ann Arbor · 1985
BA, Political Science University of Michigan–Flint · 1983
  • Khoury, N. (2020). Al Nakba in the Eyes of a 17-Year-Old from Bethlehem. In Mitri Raheb (Ed.), Bethlehem: A Sociocultural History. Diyar Publisher.
  • Khoury, N. (2017). Al Kanisa cla Zaman al-Qis Elias Shahadeh al-Khoury. In Mitri Raheb (Ed.), Milad Kanisa. Diyar Publisher.
  • Khoury, N. (2012). There is a Continuation: The Good Shepherd Swedish School. In Fahlgren, Grondahl & Jonasson (Eds.), A Swede in Jerusalem. Svenska Jerusalemforeningen.
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