Giorgio Buccellati, professor emeritus of history and Near Eastern languages and director of the Mesopotamian Lab at UCLA, and archaeologist and professor Marilyn Buccellati, met nearly sixty years ago at…
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NELC 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 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 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…
Read MoreIn Memoriam: Nancy Ezer
Published: February 28, 2022The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures is deeply saddened to learn of the passing our beloved Hebrew lecturer, Nancy Ezer. Nancy Ezer will be remembered as a devoted…
Read MoreThe Sound Traditions: Studies in Ismaili Texts and Thought – New Book by Ismail Poonawala
Published: August 9, 2021The Near Eastern Languages and Cultures Department is proud to announce the upcoming publication of The Sound Traditions: Studies in Ismaili Texts and Thought (Brill, 2021) by our own Dr….
Read MoreNELC Undergraduate Natalie Sarafian Wins Dean’s Prize
Published: June 1, 2021The NELC Department is extremely proud to announce that Natalie Sarafian has just won the Dean’s prize for Undergraduate Research Week, a prestigious undergraduate award given to only a few…
Read MoreDr. Domenico Ingenito on KCRW
Published: May 25, 2021On Thursday, May 27, the NELC Department’s own Dr. Domenico Ingenito appeared on the KCRW radio show, Bookworm, hosted by Michael Silverblatt, to talk about Persian literature and the opportunities…
Read MoreUCLA Recruitment: Eastern Armenian Language Lecturer, JFP06425
Published: May 11, 2021The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at UCLA is seeking a part-time Lecturer to teach three courses in Elementary Modern Eastern Armenian and three courses in Intermediate Modern Eastern Armenian during the…
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