Alwaleed Program Director, Professor Khaled El-Rouayheb, Elected to Prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Professor Khaled El-Rouayheb was one of eight scholars from Harvard elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Professor El-Rouayheb is James Richard Jewett Professor of Arabic and Islamic Intellectual History in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Harvard College Professor, Affiliate of the Department of Philosophy, and Director of the Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program. 

Founded in 1780 by John Adams, John Hancock, and other scholar‑patriots and with early members that included George Washington, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences is both an honorary society and an independent research center. It honors excellence by electing members who discover, advance, and apply knowledge, and convenes leaders from every field to address pressing national and global issues. Through cross-disciplinary collaborations, members and other experts conduct reflective, independent, and pragmatic studies that inform public policy and serve the public good, fulfilling the Academy’s mission “to cultivate every art and science” that advances the interest and happiness of the people.

Congratulations, Professor El-Rouayheb!