We are pleased to share that Dr. Alice Mandell’s article, “Word Craft in the Ancient Levant: Craft-Literacy as the Intersection of Specialized Knowledge,” published in Maarav 27.1–2 (2023), has been […]
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Arts & Sciences Magazine: Interview with Glenn Schwartz
Dr. Glenn M. Schwartz, the Archaeology Program Director and Whiting Professor of Archaeology in the Department of Near Eastern Studies, was recently featured in JHU’s Arts and Sciences Magazine. In the […]
Humans of Hopkins: Interview with Betsy Bryan
Dr. Betsy M. Bryan, the Alexander Badawy Professor Emerita of Egyptian Art and Archaeology in the Department of Near Eastern Studies, was recently featured in Humans of Hopkins, a series […]
JHU NES Affiliates Receive ASOR Grants and Fellowships
According to a recent announcement by the American Society of Overseas Research (ASOR), four JHU NES affiliates were listed among the recipients of 2025 project grants and research fellowship awards: […]
Special Issue of Clio. Women, Gender, History 56 (2022), ‘Women at Play’, Now in English
This issue of the French journal Clio. Women, Gender, History, is devoted to women playing games and explores the attitude of different societies to games and gender over time. Co-edited by Dr. […]
Prof. Glenn Schwartz talks with Ashley Sterner, ‘On the Record’
On Monday, December 2, 2024, Ashley Sterner’s interview with Prof. Glenn Schwartz on his discovery of cylinders with early alphabetic writing and recent ASOR book award airs during ‘On the […]
Prof. Glenn Schwartz Receives ASOR Book Award
The Department of Near Eastern Studies is proud and happy to announce that Prof. Glenn M. Schwartz has received this year’s G. Ernest Wright Award from the American Society of […]
Department Friends Arthur and Isadora Dellheim Pass Away
Isadora (Issy) Dellheim passed away at the age of 93 on August 5, 2024, and, less than two months later, her husband Arthur Dellheim passed away at the age of […]
Associate Professor and PhD Student featured in CNN, NPR, and Forbes
Jacob Lauinger, Associate Professor of Assyriology in the Department of Near Eastern Studies, and Zeynep Türker, a PhD student in Assyriology, were recently featured in articles by CNN and Forbes discussing the discovery of […]
NES Assistant Professor Alice Mandell Receives Catalyst Award and AGHI Faculty Fellowship
The Department of Near Eastern Studies is pleased to announce that Dr. Alice Mandell, the William Foxwell Albright Chair in Biblical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies, has received both the […]