Faculty Director

Andrea Barron
Program Manager for International Affairs and Middle East Initiatives at The Washington Center

Is the founder and director of the Camp David III Seminar. She has been an Adjunct Professor of History at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia since 1999, where she teaches classes on the Arab-Israeli Conflict, Third World Women and U.S. Foreign Policy. Andrea has been a Visiting Lecturer on the Arab-Israeli conflict at American University and the University of Maryland-College Park. She has published articles on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Palestinian and Tunisian Women, and US Policy in the Arab and Muslim World in numerous academic journals, newspapers, and online magazines.

Faculty Fellows

College faculty are eligible to apply for the seminar as faculty fellows.  Participants pay for the program and fully participate in program activities. Faculty members who accompany 10 or more students from their home institution may receive free housing while accompanying their students. 

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Academic Standards

Camp David III is designed to give you the opportunity to gain and apply your academic knowledge about the Middle East and conflict resolution in a participatory learning setting. The seminar is taught as a course, with two weeks equivalent to 3–4 credit hours (or 1–2 credits for a one week seminar). Before arriving in Washington, you will be provided with current articles on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict to prepare you for the meetings and negotiations.

Faculty complete a written evaluation and recommend a grade that is sent to your home institution. Evaluation is based upon attendance, participation, completion of assigned readings, quality of written assignments, and demonstrated effort to achieve established academic and professional learning objectives commensurate with each student’s level. Actual credit and grades are awarded by your home institution through each campus sponsor or faculty liaison. The Washington Center does not grant academic credit.