▁Arab ic ▁and ▁later ▁became ▁a ▁Pres by ter ian . ▁ ▁Academ ic ▁career ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁B ade au ▁was ▁de an ▁of ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁of ▁arts ▁and ▁sciences ▁at ▁the ▁recently ▁established ▁American ▁University ▁in ▁C airo . ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁B ade au ▁went ▁on ▁a ▁brief ▁leave ▁of ▁absence ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁the ▁Chief ▁Middle ▁East ▁Special ist ▁with ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Office ▁of ▁War ▁Information . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁second ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁institution ▁and ▁served ▁in ▁that ▁role ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁While ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁university , ▁B ade au ▁continued ▁to ▁teach ▁religion , ▁eth ics ▁and ▁philosophy ▁classes . ▁B ade au ▁developed ▁the ▁University ' s ▁first ▁strateg ic ▁plan ▁and ▁established ▁the ▁university ' s ▁social ▁research ▁center ▁with ▁a ▁grant ▁from ▁the ▁Ford ▁Foundation . ▁B ade au ▁was ▁a ▁recip ient ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁N ile ▁from ▁President ▁Moh amed ▁N agu ib . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁B ade au ▁was ▁named ▁as ▁director ▁of ▁Columbia ▁University ' s ▁Near ▁and ▁Middle ▁East ▁Institute ▁and ▁began ▁work ▁as ▁adj unct ▁professor ▁of ▁international ▁relations . ▁Upon ▁his ▁ret irement ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁he ▁became ▁professor ▁emer it us ▁of ▁modern ▁Middle ▁East ▁studies . ▁He ▁continued ▁to ▁be