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Informational Statement on Recent Events in Iran
Mahsa Amini was an Iranian 22-year old who was violently arrested by the Iranian Morality Police. The police claimed she was wearing an “improper hijab” according to the Islamic Republic of Iran’s…
New Department Name, New Chair Part of Bright Future for NESA
Taken From The College of Arts and Sciences' News Two big changes are coming to a department in the College of Arts and Sciences this summer. In June, the Department of Near Eastern Languages and…
Liu appointed chair of Department of Near Eastern and South Asian Languages and Cultures
We are very excited to announce that Morgan Liu, associate professor in the Department of Near Eastern and South Asian Languages and Cultures, has been appointed chair of the department for…
Department Name Change - Near Eastern and South Asian Languages and Cultures (NESA)
We are excited to announce that Near Eastern Languages and Cultures is now Near Eastern and South Asian Languages and Cultures, or NESA! The Board of Trustees during their May meeting approved the…
Congratulations to Zari Mahmoudi for Passing Candidacy Exams
We are thrilled to announce that our Zari Mahmoudi just recently passed her candidacy exams, under the advisement of Professors Sean Anthony, Johanna Sellman, Michael Swartz, and Hugh Urban, and is…
Congratulations to Gordon Goodwin (MA 2023) for Winning the Arts Scholars and Humanities Scholars GTAship
We would like to congratulate current MA student Gordon Goodwin (2023) for winning the 2022-2023 Arts Scholars and Humanities Scholars Graduate Teaching Associate award! Gordon will be supporting the…
Connor Rouillier Awarded SALAM Scholarship
Connor Rouillier a Ph.D. student in the Department of Linguistics and NELC has been awarded the well-known Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center Summer Arabic Language and Media (SALAM) program fully-funded…
Fulbright-Hays Promotional Video
The Fulbright-Hays program for Faculty research is being reinstated by the U.S. Congress, after a many-year hiatus. They asked me to make this short promotional video of my experience in 2008…
Congratulations to Donna Jarjour!
Congratulations to NELC's Donna Jarjour for being awarded the Melton Center’s George M. and Reneé Levine Graduate Fellowship in Jewish Studies for this academic year (2021-2022). Donna Jarjour…