Department of English and Creative Arts
The Department of English and Creative Arts at the Lebanese American University fosters interdisciplinary expertise across literary studies, creative arts, and translation. We empower students with cultural, linguistic, and technical skills to excel in a global, ever-evolving landscape. Through curricula that integrate literary and linguistic analyses, creative expression, technical production, and translation, we prepare students for diverse careers and advanced studies. Emphasizing ethical practice, critical thinking, and adaptability, we cultivate lifelong learners equipped to innovate, collaborate, and lead within and beyond the Arab region. Our graduates emerge as skilled communicators, critical thinkers, and creative practitioners ready to make meaningful contributions across cultural contexts.
Chairperson
- Badran, Dany
Coordinators
- Akiki, Maya, Writing Center Coordinator
- Khoury, Lina, Visual and Performing Arts Program Coordinator
- Shahine, Mona, Academic English Program Coordinator
- Taoum, Delia, Academic English Program Coordinator
- Youssef, Amelia, Intensive English Program Coordinator
Faculty and Staff
Associate Professors
- Badran, Dany
- Balaa, Luma
- Diab, Nuwar Mawlawi
- Diab, Rula
- El-Hajj, Sleiman
- Khachan, Victor
- Sadaka, George
Assistant Professors
- Sabbagh, Omar
Assistant Professors of Practice
- Affeich, Andree
- El Chemaly, Michele
- Deeb, Reem
- Hojeij, Mahmoud
- Khoury, Lina
Senior Lecturers
- Marroum, Marianne
Senior Instructors
- Dabaghi, Evelyn
- Dakakni, Deema
- Daouk, Hala
- Eido, Dana
- Farjallah, Tony
- Habre, Paula
- Khalife, Joseph
- Mufti, Nermine
- Panzhev, Volodymyr
- Pempedjian, Gisele
- Shahine, Mona
- Youssef, Amelia
Instructors
- Akiki, Maya
- Baboudjian, Nayiri
- El-Khishen, Tamara
- Farah, Stephanie
- Hanna, Carol
- Tabet, Maha
- Taoum, Deliah
Staff
- Anka, Fouad, Senior Performing Arts Theater Technician, Beirut
- Boustani, Farid, Senior Studio Manager, Beirut
- Chdid, George, Senior Performing Arts Theater Technician, Beirut
- Daou, Nicolas, Senior Performing Arts Theatre Coordinator, Byblos
- Farah, Carla, Senior Academic Assistant, Beirut
- Fayad, Sami, Senior Studio Supervisor, Byblos
- Masri, Masri, Senior Performing Arts Theater Manager, Beirut
Contact Information
- Ext.: 1170, Office: Nicol Hall, Room 420C, Beirut
Website
Degrees and Minors Offered
- B.A. in English
- B.A. in Performing Arts
- B.A. in Television & Film
- B.A. in Translation
- Minor in Audiovisual Production
- Minor in Creative and Journalistic Writing | The LAU School of Arts and Sciences (Joint with CMI)
- Minor in English
- Minor in Performing Arts
- Intensive English Program