Upcoming Events

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Thu, March 26, 2026
Event Start Time: 2:00 pm
Event Location: Hagerty Hall Room 306
Nowruz event
Fri, March 27, 2026
Event Start Time: 11:00 am
Event Location: Hagerty Hall Intercultural Gallery
W. Schniedewind event
Tue, March 31, 2026
Event Start Time: 5:15 pm
Event Location: Hagerty Hall Rm 198
calligraphy event
Fri, April 10, 2026
Event Start Time: 3:00 pm
Event Location: 18th Avenue Library rooms 070 and 090

Recent News

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Vija Tessman wins first place in Arts, Cultures, and Humanities category at the 31st Annual Denman Undergraduate Research Forum! 

Syncretic Spirits of Fire: Narratives of the jinn and related beings in Near Eastern religious corpora Author: Vija Tessman Advisor: Sean W. Anthony, PhD Abstract: It is known that the belief in the…

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Andrew Rippin Best Paper Prize

Salma Albezreh was awarded the ninth annual Andrew Rippin Best Paper Prize for her paper: “Who But You Can Save Us? Allāh’s Theological Position in Ancestral Arabian Religion and Its Relevance for…

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NESA Selfie Station Sweet Break

NESA wrapped up the Autumn semester with a little sugar and a lot of smiles! From December 8–10, students stopped by our selfie station to enjoy hot chocolate, tea, and delicious treats. It was the…

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SEELC & NESA Faculty Partner with Metro Schools

By Manal Habbal

Exploring Arab & Russian Cultures: SEELC & NESA Faculty Partner with Metro Schools January 8, 2026 – January 22, 2026 This January, the Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures …

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