2021 Faculty Election
Claudia Yaghoobi
Running for: Division 4. Social Sciences: Faculty Council, Tenured
- Associate Professor
- Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, College of Arts and Sciences
- Appointed: 2016
- PhD
- Candidate Website
UNC Service
Member, UNC Advisory Committee for the Center for the Middle East and Islamic Studies, 2019-2022
Member, Fulbright Campus Interview Committee, Center for Global Initiatives, 2017-2018 and 2019-2020
Member, Ferdowsi Tusi Millennium Memorial Endowment Persian Literature and Culture Graduate Paper Award Committee, spring 2018
Member, Roshan Fellowships for Excellence in Persian Studies and summer grants, 2017-
Member, Executive Committee, Duke-UNC Consortium for Middle East Studies, 2017-
Member, FLAS Review Committee, Duke-UNC Consortium for Middle East Studies, 2017-18
Member, Persian Studies Board Committee, 2016-
Candidate Statement
Dear Colleagues, I am running for Faculty Council with the goal to be a facilitator, who looks beyond a system of gains and losses forward to teamwork across differences. My teaching and research focus on minoritized and underrepresented populations, and my service is informed by working towards action, founded on the qualities of equitability, justness, awareness of structural biases, and resilience. I strive to be understanding of historical and intergenerational hardships, as well as the personal and individual challenges of those around me. In 2020-2021, I was part of the “Women ADVANC Leadership” program on campus, offered by the Center for Faculty Excellence. I also attended an “Embodied Social Justice” summit/program focusing on embodied social justice leadership.
