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Assistant Professor, Ancient Iranian Archaeology and Art History
Published: October 3, 2022The Department of Near Eastern Languages & Cultures at the University of California, Los Angeles, announces a search for a tenure-track position in Ancient Iranian Archaeology and Art History…
Read MoreNELC graduate student, Brooke Baker, makes remarkable finds in UCLA’s “Encountering Arabic Manuscripts” course with Professor Luke Yarbrough
Published: September 26, 2022The 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 MoreIranian Studies Memorial Statement for Franklin Lewis
Published: September 23, 2022It 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…
Read More2022-23 Applications for the Morvarid Guiv Graduate Fellowship in Zoroastrian Studies Open
Published: August 16, 2022Call 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…
Read MoreDr. Hagop Kouloujian appointed as the new Kachigian Family Lecturer in Armenian Language and Culture
Published: July 26, 2022The 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…
Read MoreUCLA College Magazine Featured Story: Charting a Course for Islamic Studies at UCLA
Published: July 19, 2022As 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…
Read MorePostcards from UCLA Library Special Collections’ on Exhibit
Published: May 25, 2022The 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…
Read MorePersia: Ancient Iran and the Classical World at the Getty Villa
Published: April 7, 2022The 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…
Read MoreDr. Beyza Lorenz Wins EPIC-Lang Grant for Online Language Teaching Module
Published: March 29, 2022Dr. 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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