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Ila Nagar

NELC Professor, Dr. Ila Nagar, Publishes New Book detailing the complexity of Janana identities and experiences in India

NELC Professor of South Asia Studies Dr. Ila Nagar has had a new book published, Being Janana: Language and Sexuality in Contemporary India (Routledge Press, 2019). …

Morgan Liu

CSEES awards new curriculum development grant to NELC Professor

The Center for Slavic and East European Studies announced that it has awarded Professor Morgan Liu a curriculum development grant for the 2019-20 academic year. Professor Morgan Liu,…

Morgan Liu

Dr. Liu Elected President of Central Eurasian Studies Society

NELC Associate Professor, Morgan Liu, was recently elected to serve as President of the Central Eurasian Studies Society. He will begin his service as in the presidency this October for three…

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NELC and MESC Scholars Awarded Grants From the University Institute of Teaching and Learning

Danielle V. Schoon, Near Eastern Languages and Cultures (NELC) and Melinda McClimans, Middle East Studies Center (MESC), were awarded grants from the University Institute of Teaching and Learning…

Dr. Hekmet Dirbas

Welcome Dr. Hekmet Dirbas, Arabic Lecturer

The NELC Department would like to welcome Dr. Hekmet Dirbas to the Department! Dr. Dirbas will be working with NELC undergraduate and graduate students and teaching courses in Arabic Language,…

Congratulations Rasmyah Alaybani!

The NELC Department is proud to announce that on Thursday, June 6, Rasmyah Alaybani defended her dissertation and will graduate with her PhD in Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at the Summer…

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NELC Doctoral Candidate Ehsan Estiri awarded Global Arts + Humanities Graduate Fellowship

The Global Arts + Humanities Graduate Team Fellowships are financial awards made on the basis of academic merit through a division-wide competition. These fellowships are given to recognize the…

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Welcome Dr. Sarah Schellinger, NELC Visiting Scholar

The NELC Department would like to welcome Dr. Sarah Schellinger to the Department as a Visiting Scholar for the 2019-2020 academic year. She specializes in the art and archaeology of ancient Egypt…

Miriam R. Bourgeois

Congratulations Miriam Bourgeois!

The NELC Department is proud to announce that on Friday, May 10, Miriam R. Bourgeois defended her dissertation and will graduate with her PhD in Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at the Summer…