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Bryn Barr and Michael Sarkis

Bryn Barr and Michael Sarkis Awarded Prestigious CASA Scholarships

We are pleased to share that two students within NESA were awarded a prestigious and highly competitive CASA scholarship to study Arabic next year.

Bryn Barr graduated this spring with dual…

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Gamze Akbas and Zari Mahmoudi Completed PhD Defenses

Congratulations to NESA graduate students Gamze Akbas and Zari Mahmoudi, who successfully completed their PhD defenses in April!

Gamze's dissertation is entitled “For They Are Deficient in…

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NESA Nowruz Celebration

On March 21 in the Hagerty Hall Intercultural Gallery, NESA hosted a Persian New Year (Nowruz) celebration. The event consisted of Persian traditional music, snacks, and sweets. Thank you to all…

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Sadiya Ansari Visits NESA

Author and journalist Sadiya Ansari joined NESA on March 17 to discuss her memoir, In Exile: Rupture, Reunion, and My Grandmother’s Secret. 

Students read her memoir during class this…

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Hekmat Dirbas
Lecturer
dirbas.1@osu.edu
Michael D. Swartz
Professor
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Marie-Therese Labaki
Associate Professor of Teaching & Arabic Language Program Coordinator
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Tommy Beyl
Undergraduate Student Advisor
beyl.1@osu.edu

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