in the area of humanities and social sciences, cornell is best known for being one of the world's greatest centers for the study of southeast asia. the southeast asia program (seap) at cornell is designated as a national resource center (nrc) by the united states department of education 2010–2014. therefore, the seap is nationally prominent in promoting advanced foreign language training, area and international knowledge in the liberal arts and applied discipline focused on southeast asia. the george mcturnan kahin center for advanced research on southeast asia is in the historic "treman house." the george mcturnan kahin center is home to seap graduate students, visiting fellows and scholars, faculty members, and seap's publication and outreach offices.