Muhammad-Najm Akbar
Adjunct Instructor, History
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Teach, assess, and advise students from diverse backgrounds and age groups, each with different expectations for the class and college experience.
Experience
Adjunct Instructor, History - Monterey Peninsula College - Monterey, CA
(2023-01)
Teach, assess, and advise students from diverse backgrounds and age groups, each with different expectations for the class and college experience.
- US History to 1877, Fall 2023, 2024, SP 2024, 2025
- History of World Religions, SP 2024, 2025, SP 2026
- Gentrain (Western Civilization/World History), SP 2024, 2025, and SP 2026
- World History to 1500, SP 2023, Fall 2023
- Enable students to understand and critically assess primary documents and additional readings
- Empower learners as seekers of social justice to unpack and approach complex historical issues
- Enhance students' comprehension of intersectionality and the intricacies of inequalities
- Refine students' skills of making an argument, presenting evidence relating to socioeconomic and political developments in its different aspects, and logically
- Coach writing, logically, and succinctly using permissible software
Graduate Teaching Assistant, History 11 (American History up to 1877) - California State University, Fresno - California
(2020-08 - 2020-12)
Graduate Teaching Assistant, History 107 (The Modern Middle East) - California State University, Fresno - California
(2021-08 - 2021-12)
Adjunct Professor of Urdu - Middlebury Institute of International Studies - Monterey, CA
(2014-09 - 2019-12)
Designed and taught authentic, student-centered graduate-level Urdu courses on topics ranging from the environment, geopolitics, economics, culture, human rights, and civil-military relations in South Asia; integrated cultural and geopolitical awareness as part of language learning by focusing on contemporary audio, video, and written primary source materials.
Assistant Professor of Urdu - Defense Language Institute (DLI) - Monterey, CA
(2005-02 - 2018-09)
Developed and taught content-based and task-based learning materials aligned with the standards of the Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR); assessed and monitored progress in terms of proficiency achieved on the ILR scale.
- Contributed to the review and redesign of the Urdu grammar curricula for second language learners
Consultant, Developer, and Part-Time Online Instructor - National Foreign Language Center (NFLC), JTG Inc., Chi-Chack LLC - Online
(2010-08 - 2019-12)
Leveraged state-of-the-art technology to impart long-distance language training and assessment for beginners and continuing learners; enabled self-learning through processed and enriched authentic sources.
Deputy Chief of Mission - Pakistan Foreign Service - Islamabad, Paris, Dakar, Accra, New York City, Beirut
(1981-09 - 2002-09)
Held diplomatic assignments as part of the Pakistan Foreign Service in Islamabad, Paris, Dakar, Accra, New York City, and Beirut.
- Negotiated interest-based agreements between sending and receiving states
- Presented and interpreted political, economic, and foreign policy options
- Observed, analyzed, and mediated policy inputs and actionable recommendations for senior decision-makers
Education
Master of Arts - History - California State University, Fresno (2022-05)
Master of Arts - Law and Diplomacy - Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (Tufts University) (2011-05)
Master of Arts - International Relations - Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (Tufts University) (1995-05)
Master of Arts - Teaching of Foreign Language - Middlebury Institute of International Studies (MIIS) (2009-01)
Master of Arts - English Literature - Multan University (1978-01 - 1980-12)
