Two Students Awarded Prizes for Excellence in Hebrew
Two Hebrew awards were given to two students who completed four semesters of Hebrew Arielle Kaim (CAS '19) and Ethan Sorcher (CAS… More
Abigail Gillman Publishes “A History of German Jewish Bible Translation”
"Between 1780 and 1937, Jews in Germany produced numerous new translations of the Hebrew Bible into German. Intended for Jews who were… More
Jungsoo Kim Receives STARTALK Grant to Teach Summer Program
Jungsoo Kim, Lecturer in the Korean Language Program, received a STARTALK grant to run a summer teacher training program. STARTALK's mission is… More
Middle Eastern Tea Hour Recap
Students of Arabic, Hebrew, Persian and Turkish languages all came together on Wednesday, March 28th for a Middle Eastern Tea hour. Students… More
Liling Huang wins first Cengage Learning Award for Innovative Excellence
Liling Huang, Lecturer of Chinese, received the Cengage Learning Award for Innovative Excellence… More
Reflections on Zainab al-Ghazali’s “Return of the Pharaoh”
by Sayed Hassan Akhlaq Click here to download a PDF version of this book review Introduction The empire of misconceptions and stereotypes… More
Professor Petrus Liu Interviewed on NPR on a new English translation of Chinese martial arts classic
Click here to read the full interview with Professor Liu. More
Intensive Beginner Turkish Announcement
The University of Pittsburgh’s Slavic, East European, and Near Eastern Summer Language Institute will offer an 8-week intensive Beginning Turkish class June 4 –… More
Professor Sunil Sharma Publishes Work Exploring Persian Literature
“A celebration and deeply learned account of Persian poetry in Mughal India, this book traces how the idea of Hindustan in the… More
Professor Yuri Corrigan Publishes Work Exploring Dostoevsky
“Strikingly original and marvelously written, Dostoevsky and the Riddle of the Self not only solves the riddle of Dostoevsky’s conception of the… More