Grant establishes endowment for doctoral fellowships in Iranian studies
Support further distinguishes UCI as destination for scholars of ancient and modern Iran
Support further distinguishes UCI as destination for scholars of ancient and modern Iran
The Guardian, April 6, 2020
Matthew P. Canepa has been installed as the Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Presidential Chair in Art History & Archaeology of Ancient Iran within UCI’s Department of Art History and Ph.D. Program in Visual Studies and affiliated with the campus’s Samuel M. Jordan Center for Persian Studies & Culture. Roshan Cultural Heritage Institute, a private foundation that […]
EVENT: The University of California, Irvine’s Samuel Jordan Center for Persian Studies & Culture will host the 12th Biennial Iranian Studies Conference, a series of events celebrating Iranian scholarship and culture. The four-day conference will bring together hundreds of experts, students, academic and nonacademic researchers, and aficionados of Iranian studies for a range of panels, […]
Holder will collaborate with Jordan Center for Persian Studies & Culture
Roxanne Varzi’s new novel, Last Scene Underground, portrays a modern Iran that’s rarely seen in the coverage of that country’s nuclear program and religious fundamentalism. The book tells of young, educated residents of Tehran who navigate their way through politics and art and in the process learn hard lessons about censorship, creativity and love. It was inspired by artists and […]
Visit by 13 scientists is part of an educational exchange program run by the National Research Council of the U.S. National Academies, and the World Learning organization.
Visit by 13 scientists is part of an educational exchange program run by the National Research Council of the U.S. National Academies, and the World Learning organization.
Meeting provides a collegial counterpoint to stormy political environment.
Reza Pahlavi will talk May 6 on “Iran-U.S. Relations at a New Crossroad,” a lecture sponsored by the Center for the Study of Democracy and the Department of Political Science.