Three regional institutes are housed alongside MESAAS in Knox Hall and frequently organize events in collaboration with the department:

• The Institute of African Studies
• The Middle East Institute
• The South Asia Institute

Members of the MESAAS faculty are also affiliated with the following institutes and centers at Columbia, all of which organize seminars and conferences:

• Institute for Comparative Literature and Society
• Center for Iranian Studies
• Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies
• Institute for Religion, Culture, and Public Life
• Institute for Research on Women and Gender

University Seminars

• Arabic Studies Seminar
• Ottoman and Turkish Studies Seminar
• South Asia Seminar

Archived events

• Spring 2011

• Spring 2010

• Fall 2009

• Spring 2009

• Spring 2008