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Jonathan Winnerman among 7 new Humanities faculty appointments for 2025-26
Published: October 1, 2025Jonathan Winnerman, Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, studies kingship and sacred power in ancient Egypt and from a comparative perspective. He specializes in the texts and visual culture of the New…
Read MoreAnthology edited by Carol Bakhos covers nearly a millennium of Jewish history
Published: October 1, 2025A new book edited by Carol Bakhos covers the extensive period between the rise of Alexander the Great and the emergence…
Read MoreGurdjieff Armenia 2025 Conference
Published: September 4, 2025Gurdjieff Armenia 2025 Conference September 17-20 Organized by the Narekatsi Chair in Armenian Studies, UCLA Co-sponsored by the Institute for Armenian Studies, Yerevan State University together with the Dornsife Institute…
Read More2025-2026 Applications for the Morvarid Guiv Graduate Fellowship in Zoroastrian Studies Open
Published: August 7, 2025
Call for Applications for the Morvarid Guiv Graduate Fellowship in Zoroastrian Studies The Pourdavoud Institute for the Study of the Iranian World announces a call for applications for the Morvarid…
Read MoreWho wrote the Bible? In new book, upcoming lecture, William Schniedewind offers bold new answers
Published: November 27, 2024written by Ashna Madni Who really wrote the Bible? A Dec. 3 lecture by William Schniedewind will offer a bold new answer to that age-old question. “Although the Hebrew Bible rarely speaks…
Read MoreWorkshop focuses on exploitation of Nile in arts of ancient northeastern Africa
Published: November 25, 2024UCLA recently hosted a small group of Egyptian and Sudanese scholars for a workshop focused on the exploitation of the Nile in both the ancient past and contemporary present. Held…
Read MoreIn Memory of Ralph Jaeckel (1932–2024)
Published: November 19, 2024It is with great sadness that the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures reports the death of Senior Lecturer Emeritus Dr. Ralph Jaeckel on October 21, 2024. Dr. Jaeckel…
Read MoreJob Announcement: Assistant Professor, History, Languages/Literary Traditions, and Religions of Ancient Iran
Published: November 12, 2024
The Department of Near Eastern Languages & Cultures at the University of California, Los Angeles, announces a search for a tenure-track position in ancient Iranian studies at the rank of…
Read MoreFaculty Publication: Kara Cooney’s Recycling for Death
Published: September 30, 2024Dr. Kara Cooney, Professor of ancient Egyptian Art and Architecture and Chair of the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, has just published Recycling for Death: Coffin Reuse in…
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