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Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Professor in Persian and Iranian Studies
A $500,000 grant from Roshan Cultural Heritage Institute to the University of Washington establishes the Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Professor of Persian and Iranian Studies, named in honor of Dr. Mir-Djalali, the scholar and philanthropist who founded the Institute in 2000.
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Iranian in America: Immigrants share their hopes, fears and frustrations
Aria Fani, Iranian immigrant and assistant professor of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization is profiled in this article on the experiences of Iranian immigrants amid US-Iran conflict.
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Down to Earth, In Turkey
Ryan Robinson (BA, 2019) digs deep for archaeological research.
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ArtsUW Roundup: You Are Not Invited, world premier of ‘Lynch: A History’ at SIFF, last week to see ‘Nina Simone: Four Women’, Edgar Arceneaux’s Library of Black Lies, and ‘The Learned Ladies’, and more!
This week in the arts, visit a graduation exhibition, attend the premier of “Lynch: A History'” at SIFF, see “Nina Simone: Four Women” at the Rep., and more!
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Faculty Friday: Selim Kuru
Selim Kuru's love of literature all started with his mother, "she was an avid reader and had a library under lock and key and would release books for me according to my age."
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Faculty Spotlight: James Clauss
James Clauss, professor of classics, challenges students to go in search of myth and meaning in moving making.
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Nowruz celebrates spring and the New Year
Near Eastern Languages and Civilization celebrates the Persian New Year.
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Don't turn the Turkish army into a political tool
Opinion piece by Ozgur Ozkan, a doctoral candidate at the Jackson School of International Studies and fellow with the department of Near Eastern languages and civilization.
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Initiative announces winners of inaugural pilot research grants
The Population Health Initiative has awarded five pilot research grants to faculty-led teams from 10 different UW schools and colleges including the College of Arts & Sciences.
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A Teen's Diary Launches UW Publishing House
Faculty and students are digitizing historically valuable texts through Newbook Digital Texts.
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Ge'ez Revisited
Despite its historical importance, the classical language Ge’ez is taught at just three universities in the Western world — including the UW.
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Antiquities at Risk
As ancient cultural sites are pillaged in war-torn regions, a new course asks what can be done to stem the destruction.
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A Persian Story, Word by Word
UW undergrad Connie Bobroff, majoring in Near Eastern Languages and Civilization, has created a website for advanced students of Persian that analyzes a single story by Persian author Mohammed-Ali Jamalzade, with extensive comments and footnotes.