The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures is proud to share the news that while studying an untitled text as part of UCLA’s “Encountering Arabic Manuscipts” course, Brooke Baker,…
Read MoreIt is with profound sadness that we announce the death of our colleague and friend, Franklin D. Lewis, who passed away after a long illness on September 20, 2022. Professor…
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Call for Applications for the Morvarid Guiv Graduate Fellowship in Zoroastrian Studies The Pourdavoud Center for the Study of the Iranian World announces a call for applications for the Morvarid…
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The UCLA Division of Humanities has received a $1.2 million bequest from the estate of siblings George and Alice Kachigian to support the Armenian studies program in the department of…
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As part of outreach efforts, Professor Sayeed and the [Islamic Studies] program have partnered with Amy Landau, director of education and interpretation at the Fowler Museum, to launch the new…
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The Near Eastern Languages and Cultures department is proud to share Encountering Arabic Manuscripts, an exhibition in which eight graduate students in Arabic 275 identified a noteworthy aspect of a manuscript…
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The Pourdavoud Center is proud to be the academic partner for Ancient Iran and the Classical World, the newly opened exhibit at the Getty Villa location of the J. Paul…
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Dr. Beyza Lorenz, Continuing Lecturer in Turkish at the Near Eastern Languages and Cultures Department won an EPIC-Lang grant to develop a self-paced, online module to help language instructors get…
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Courtesy of the course flyer By Anushka Chakrabarti To increase inclusivity within the field of Egyptology, the Near Eastern Languages and Cultures department at UCLA is collaborating with Howard University…
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The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures is thrilled to announce that our own Dr. Giorgio Buccellati and Dr. Marilyn Kelly Buccellati of the UCLA Cotsen Institute of Archaeology…
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