NELC News

Tributes: Bob Englund

Published: June 5, 2020

The department was greatly saddened to learn of the passing of our friend and colleague, Robert K. Englund, Emeritus Professor of Assyriology. He died May 24, 2020 after a long…

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Arabic Language Lecturer

Published: May 15, 2020

The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at UCLA is seeking a part-time Lecturer to teach Elementary Arabic and an Arabic-language pedagogy course during the 2020-2021 academic year. A…

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Egyptology Lecturer

Published: May 6, 2020

The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at UCLA is seeking a part-time Lecturer to teach ancient Egyptian language, history, and culture for the academic year 2020-21. We are…

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Eastern Armenian Language Lecturer

Published: May 6, 2020

The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at UCLA is seeking a Lecturer to teach three courses in Elementary Modern Eastern Armenian and three courses in Intermediate Modern Eastern…

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Turkish Language Lecturer

Published: May 6, 2020

The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at UCLA is seeking a part-time Lecturer to teach Turkish language (Elementary and Advanced) during the 2020-2021 academic year, which begins July…

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Impostures on the Groks Science Podcast

Published: May 4, 2020

This week NELC Professor Michael Cooperson appeared on the Groks Science Podcast to discuss Impostures, his new translation of the Maqāmāt of al-Ḥarīrī. He explains what makes the original Maqāmāt so distinctive…

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Remote Instruction for Spring 2020

Published: March 17, 2020

Following university directives, all in-person meetings have been moved online. This includes course lectures, discussions, office hours, and student advising. All meetings will now be conducted via Zoom or an…

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