Announcements

Mamoun Sakkal
MELC's New Logo: Designed by Mamoun Sakkal
September 16, 2022
Mo Habib
Call for Translations: MELC Launches Mo Habib Translation Prize in Persian Literature
September 2, 2022
Iraj Khademi Photo
Memorial to be Held for Iraj Khademi on August 18 at the University of Washington's Kane Hall
August 12, 2022
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Translation Studies Hub (TSH) has been renewed for the academic year 2022-2023
May 18, 2022
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NELC Convocation 2022
May 17, 2022
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Reflections on Event on Gender Inclusion in Language Instruction
May 16, 2022
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Canan Bolel Selected as Assistant Professor in Jewish Cultures, Literature and Languages of the Eastern Mediterranean
April 18, 2022
UW Giving Day
Friends of NELC Fund
April 14, 2022
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NELC Student and Faculty News and Awards
March 22, 2022
Hamza Zafer
A New Book by Prof. Hamza Zafer
March 22, 2022
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In Loving Memory of Walter G. Andrews (1939-2020)
March 21, 2022
Katherine Medill
New Faculty Searches
March 21, 2022
Since 1948
Interview with Dr. Naomi B. Sokoloff on Since 1948: Israeli Literature in the Making 
March 21, 2022
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Interview with Scott B. Noegel on “Wordplay” in Ancient Near Eastern Texts
March 21, 2022
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A Letter From the Chair of NELC
March 21, 2022
Afghanistan through Afghan Voices: Society, Literature & the Arts
Afghanistan through Afghan Voices: Society, Literature & Arts
January 19, 2022
Piper Coyner
NELC Major Piper Coyner Awarded the 2020-21 Junior Medalist for High Scholarship
January 18, 2022
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Gender Inclusion and Language Instruction
December 8, 2021
Hamza Zafer
UW NELC Associate Prof. Hamza Zafer accepts prestigious Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies Fellowship.
October 6, 2021
Gürbey Hiz Visiting Scholar
NELC Welcomes Visiting Scholar Gürbey Hiz in Turkish and Ottoman Studies
August 24, 2021
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New Minors for Students in NELC
August 18, 2021
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Explore Historical Diaries, Learn Something New, and Win a Prize!
April 13, 2021
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NELC Statement in Solidarity with Asian-Americans
March 17, 2021
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Digitizing Life on the Tigris River via the Svoboda Diaries Project
March 13, 2021
"A Survivors Tale" from Art Spiegelman's "Maus"
"Jewish Dogs and the Nazi Beast" Professor Naomi Sokoloff's recent lecture
November 20, 2020
Ottoman Lyric Poetry
American Association for Turkic Teachers Names Award After Prof. Walter G. Andrews
October 15, 2020
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NELC Statement of Solidarity
June 29, 2020
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Walter G. Andrews (1939-2020)
June 1, 2020
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Nowruz 2020: A Message from NELC - PISP
March 20, 2020
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NEW Assistant Professor in Persian and Iranian Studies: Aria Fani
September 5, 2019
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Interdisciplinarity, Collaboration, and Digital Humanities: the Emma B Andrews Diary Project Update
July 10, 2019
Walter, Hannah and Jion at Reed College
Reed College Symposium,  From Evidence to Scholarship: Transforming Undergraduate Student Research in the Digital Age
April 4, 2018
Renovated Denny Hall
NELC Returns to Historic Denny Hall
January 25, 2017