Founded in 1883, the Johns Hopkins University Department of Near Eastern Studies was the first in the United States to offer a PhD in the field. The department offers programs of study leading to the PhD in four areas: Assyriology, Egyptology, Hebrew Bible and Northwest Semitic Studies, and Near Eastern Archaeology/Near Eastern Art.
Dr. Elisabeth Cooper Will Present 2019 Albright Lecture
On Tuesday, April 9, join Dr. Elisabeth Cooper, professor of Near Eastern art and archaeology at the University of British Columbia, for the 2019 Albright Lecture. The event will be held at 5:30 p.m. in Gilman Hall 50 (Marjorie Fisher Auditorium) on the Homewood Campus.