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In January 2026, senior students and faculty from Barnard and Columbia—after taking the seminar Carthage and Africa Proconsularis in Fall 2025- came to Tunisia for an intensive, site-based study tour. The trip was designed as an extension of the course itself: students didn’t simply visit ruins; they returned to places they had already inhabited intellectually through texts, scholarship, and archaeological evidence.
Throughout the journey, the group was accompanied by Tunisian historian Jamel Eddine Aouini, whose guidance helped connect classical material to Tunisia’s lived geography…
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Columbia Global Center Tunis, together with the Columbia Alumni Association (CAA) Chapter in Tunisia, hosted a special meet-up in January in Tunis, bringing together Columbia students, alumni, and faculty members, alongside several family members.
The event was organized in partnership with Dowit, a Tunis-based impact organization that designs immersive cultural experiences rooted in Tunisia’s living heritage—from guided visits and thematic routes to hands-on workshops that connect visitors with local know-how and craftsmanship.
The visiting students—Barnard Classics seniors traveling…
On January 10, 2026, we took a group of Barnard students where Tunis is at its most Tunis: the Medina—a living city of courtyards, workshops, minarets, and narrow streets that still carry the rhythms of centuries.
Warm thanks to Dowit for arranging the tour, and to journalist and public intellectual Hatem Bouriel, who served as our guide—bringing the Medina to life through stories and context.
The visit unfolded as a walking itinerary—part orientation, part immersion—moving from the political heart of historic Tunis to its educational institutions, philanthropic landmarks, Ottoman-era mosques,…
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