Elijah is a new faculty member at Santa Clara and an Arabic Lecturer in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures. He recently arrived from Indiana University where he is currently finishing the requirements for the PhD program in Linguistics. He is particularly enthusiastic about curriculum development for the Arabic Language Program , as well as interdisciplinary work with the Arabic Islamic and Middle East Studies (AIMES) Program at Santa Clara University. In addition to being a new faculty member, Elijah and his wife Bayann became new parents in December and are now blessed with a baby girl.
