News
Summer 2014 Intensive Arabic applications now available
The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures will again, for Summer 2014, be offering its Intensive Arabic program for both OSU and non-OSU highschoolers, undergradautes, graduate…
congratulations to the Department's graduates
Three of NELC's graduate students completed their Master of Arts degrees in Spring semester 2013: Brent Biglin (Youssef Yacoubi, advisor), Nicholas Mangialardi (Sabra Webber, advisor), and…
Ben Gatling, Department's first PhD grad
Ben Gatling (Margaret Mills, advisor) defended his "Post-Soviet Sufism: Texts and the Performance of Tradition in Tajikistan" in Summer semester 2012 and has taken a position as a Lecturing Fellow…
Department offers Intensive Summer Arabic Institue
The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures offers both matriculated OSU students as well as non-students the opportunity to earn 2 semesters' worth of Arabic during a single 7-week…
Department welcoming new Chair, for Fall 2013
The Department of Near Eastern Languages & Cultures will welcome Kevin van Bladel as new Department Chair for the Autumn 2013 semester.
Van Bladel's work is centered in the cultural and…