Professor Ismail K. Poonawala’s book entitled “Sciences of the Soul and Intellect, Part III; An Arabic Critical Edition and English Translation of Epistles 39-41” co-authored with Carmela Baffioni, and published…
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Recent PhD Graduate Receives Coveted Postdoc at Brown University
Published: November 28, 2017Recent graduate, Levi Thompson, receives 2017 – 2018 Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at Brown University’s Pembroke Center. Dr. Thompson is the Artemis A.W. and Martha Joukowsky Postdoctoral Fellow at Brown University’s…
Read MoreJeremy Smoak Publishes in Near Eastern Archaeology
Published: November 21, 2017“Reading and Writing in the Dark at Khirbet el-Qom: The Literacies of Ancient Subterranean Judah,” by Alice Mandell and Jeremy Smoak is now available in the latest edition of Near Eastern…
Read MoreUCLA Near Eastern Languages and Cultures Professors Aaron A. Burke and Katherine S. Burke Collaborate on Second Volume of “The History and Archaeology of Jaffa”
Published: November 6, 2017Since 2007, the Jaffa Cultural Heritage Project, under the direction of Aaron A. Burke, Katherine S. Burke, and Martin Peilstöcker, has endeavored to bring to light the vast archaeological and historical…
Read MoreAssistant Professor in Islamic Studies
Published: September 12, 2017The Department of Near Eastern Languages & Cultures at the University of California, Los Angeles, announces a search for a tenure-track position in Islamic Studies at the rank of Assistant…
Read MoreThe Classical World in Context: Persia (Getty Villa) 2018/2019
Published: September 8, 2017For a second year, the 2018/2019 term of the Getty Scholars Program at the Villa will address the political, intellectual, religious, and artistic relations between Persia, Greece, and Rome from…
Read MoreUCLA “Religious Landscapes of Los Angeles” Funded by the NEH
Published: September 5, 2017The Division of Humanities is excited to announce that the project of Religious Landscapes of Los Angeles: Teaching and Exploring Religious Diversity Through Civic Engagement, led by Principal Investigator and Center for the…
Read MoreUCLA offering third-year Turkish language course
Published: August 14, 2017Responding to the national need for experts in Turkish language and culture, the course will enable students to access archival materials and conduct research. The Turkish language is rarely taught…
Read MoreUCLA Recruitment: Assistant Professor in Early Judaism
Published: August 1, 2017The Department of Near Eastern Languages & Cultures at the University of California, Los Angeles, announces a search for a tenure-track position in early Judaism at the rank of Assistant…
Read MoreJaffa Excavations Featured in Archaeology Magazine
Published: June 20, 2017NELC professor Aaron Burke’s research of the Egyptian fortress in Jaffa are the subject of Archaeology magazine’s cover story by Roger Atwood in the July/August 2017 issue. Read more: http://www.archaeology.org/issues/262-1707/features/5627-jaffa-egypt-canaan-colony
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