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UCI Welcomes Noureddin Zarrinkelk as First Artist-In-Residence at Samuel Jordan Center for Persian Studies and Culture
Zarrinkelk will be in residence at UCI through spring 2016
  • Samuel Jordan Center for Persian Studies
  • Persian Studies
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J. Hillis Miller awarded Ian P. Watt Prize for Excellence in Conrad Scholarship
A renowned literary critic and theorist, Miller has been writing about Joseph Conrad for decades
  • Critical Theory
  • English
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Studies of Ancient Iran Receive Support from Farhang Foundation
Foundation Pledges Yearly Support of UC Irvine's Sasanika: Late Antique Iran Project
  • Samuel Jordan Center for Persian Studies
  • Persian Studies
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Writing a more inclusive history
Historian Alex Borucki's new book, From Shipmates to Soldiers, Emerging Black Identities in the Rio De La Plata, sheds light on…
  • History
  • Latin American Studies
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Mellon Foundation grants $2.7 million to School of Humanities graduate programs
UCI is first public institution to pair shorter degree time with postdoctoral positions
  • Graduate Students
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UC Irvine to lead Black studies consortium with collaborative workshops and seminars focused on the humanities
Consortium launches with $1.07 million grant from the UC Office of the President. UCI serves as the first host university.
  • African American Studies
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Touraj Daryaee Appointed Director of Samuel Jordan Center for Persian Studies and Culture
Founded in 2009, the Dr. Samuel M. Jordan Center for Persian Studies and Culture is a hub for interdisciplinary research projects…
  • Samuel Jordan Center for Persian Studies
  • Persian Studies
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