Catherine E. Bonesho is an Assistant Professor in Early Judaism in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at UCLA. Her research focuses on locating the history, languages, literature,…
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Pourdavoud Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Ancient Iranian Studies
Published: December 12, 2019The Pourdavoud Center for the Study of the Iranian World in conjunction with the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at UCLA, invites applications for a postdoctoral position in…
Read MoreStudent Simone Salmon Wins James W. Redhouse Prize for Best Progress in Turkish
Published: December 9, 2019Simone Salmon, graduate student in Ethnomusicology and student in Dr. Beyza Lorenz’s second-year Turkish class, has won the 2019 James W. Redhouse Prize for Best Progress in Turkish. She will…
Read MoreKara Cooney Wins ASOR Nancy Lapp Popular Book Award
Published: December 6, 2019At the 2019 Annual Meeting of the American Schools of Oriental Research, NELC Chair Dr. Kara Cooney was awarded the Nancy Lapp Popular Book Award for When Women Ruled the…
Read MoreFulfill the UCLA Language Requirement with Biblical Hebrew!
Published: October 31, 2019The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures announces that Biblical Hebrew Language now fulfills the Foreign Language Requirement at UCLA. Sign up for Hebrew 110A, 110B, and 110C now!…
Read MoreAssistant Professor in Assyriology and Cuneiform Studies
Published: October 24, 2019The Department of Near Eastern Languages & Cultures at the University of California, Los Angeles, announces a search for a tenure-track position in Assyriology and Cuneiform Studies with interests that…
Read MoreAssistant Director for the Pourdavoud Center for the Study of the Iranian World
Published: September 11, 2019UCLA Pourdavoud Center for the Study of the Iranian World seeks applications for an Academic Coordinator to serve as Assistant Director to lead and coordinate the Center’s administrative, research and…
Read MoreLuke Yarbrough Wins 2019 Al-Masāq Article Prize
Published: July 10, 2019NELC Assistant Professor Luke Yarbrough has been awarded the 2019 Al-Masāq Article Prize for his article “A Christian Shi’i, and Other Curious Confreres: Ibn ʿAbd al-Barr on Getting Along with…
Read MoreSacred Kingship
Published: June 28, 2019Fall Quarter SEPT 23-DEC 13 Sacred Kingship Rolfe Hall 3108 9:30am – 10:45am Tuesday & Thursday Take Ancient Near East 177, and you will: Discuss the connection between kingship and…
Read MoreChloe Landis Wins Morgan H, Harris, Jr. Endowed Scholarship
Published: May 16, 2019Chloe Landis, a Departmental Scholar in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, pursuing a masters degree in Egyptology with an emphasis on Egyptian art, has received the 2019-2020…
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