Mudarri Arab Civilization Fund Receives New Gift
The Corinne Mudarri Arab Civilization Fund at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University has received a new substantial gift from the original donor, Corinne Mudarri, that will allow the Fund to more than double the activities that it can support each year.
The Mudarri Fund is designed to support thoughtful and wide-reaching programming and curricular innovation that explores and promotes the many contributions of Arab civilization, culture and society, including, but not limited to, innovations such as mathematics, science, medicine, philosophy, language, art, architecture and horticulture. The permanently endowed fund, to be administered by the Dean of the Pardee School, will provide support for annual student-focused activities, lectures and curricular innovation by faculty. This programming will be open to the entire BU community, and in some cases, to all BU friends and alumni throughout the Boston area.
Corinne Mudarri (DGE ’51) is a retired American Airlines official, where she worked for 25 years. Since retiring, she has published a Massachusetts Almanac of Arab Americans and retains a deep interest in developing better understanding of Arab civilization, especially amongst the young. Earlier, she had also endowed the Nicholas and Eugenie Mudarri Family Student Exchange Fund at Boston Univeristy, in memory of her parents.
Adil Najam, Dean of the Pardee School, thanked Corinne Mudarri for her generosity and her vision and the trust placed in Boston Univeristy and the Pardee School in advancing this vision.
“I am delighted and humbled by the generosity of Corinne Mudarri and the trust she has invested in Boston Univeristy and the Pardee School,” Najam said. “The substantial increase in the size of the endowment will allow us to create innovative and inclusive programming on Arab civilization that not only serves students and scholars at the Pardee School but across all of Boston University. The Mudarri Fund and its activities will help the Pardee School meet its strategic goal of creating deeper appreciation and understanding of global cultures and civilizations.”
The Pardee School launched the Mudarri Arab Civilization Fund in October 2016 with a panel discussion entitled “The Arab Golden Age: Why Then; Why Not Now?” The event was attended by faculty and students from Boston University as well as other area universities. The Pardee School is planning another event through the Mudarri Arab Civilization Fund for the Spring 2017 semester.