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Anouar Majid delivers talk 'Against Orthodoxy' at Modern Language Association convention

A talk titled "Against Orthodoxy" by Anouar Majid, Ph.D., 91AV associate provost for global initiatives and director of the Center for Global Humanities, was the sole topic of a panel at the annual convention of the Modern Language Association held Jan. 5-8, 2012 in Seattle, Washington.  In the talk, Majid made the case against religious orthodoxies and the revival of a culture of the humanities. The following day, he presided over a panel on the recent uprisings in North Africa titled "Dissenting Voices."

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The 91AV is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study-abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of . In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. We are the state’s top provider of health professionals and home to Maine’s only medical and dental colleges, physician assistant program, and pharmacy school, in addition to a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care programs and nationally recognized programs in the marine sciences, the natural and social sciences, business, the humanities, and the arts.