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A New Era for Iranian Studies: UCLA Celebrates Yarshater Center Launch

Published: December 3, 2024
M. Rahim Shayegan, director of the Pourdavoud Institute and Yarshater Center; Elton Daniel, secretary of the Persian Heritage Foundation; Alexandra Minna Stern, dean of the UCLA Division of the Humanities; and Darnell Hunt, UCLA interim chancellor.

Campus leaders, faculty, community members celebrate launch of UCLA Yarshater Center for the Study of Iranian Literary Traditions Photo: M. Rahim Shayegan, director of the Pourdavoud Institute and Yarshater Center;…

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