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In Memoriam: Marc Blum (1942-2023)

In Memoriam: Marc Blum (1942-2023)

It is with tremendous sadness that we learned of the passing of Marc Blum on Tuesday, August 15th, 2023. Marc was a great and true friend to us in the […]

Dr. Marie-Lys Arnette co-directs Issue of the Journal Clio. Femmes, Genre, Histoire

Dr. Marie-Lys Arnette co-directs Issue of the Journal Clio. Femmes, Genre, Histoire

The Department of Near Eastern Studies is proud to announce the recent publication of the volume “Joueuses!” Co-directed by Dr. Marie-Lys Arnette, an Assistant Professor and the Alexander Badawy Chair […]

Michael Chapin Awarded Prestigious JHU Society of Fellows Postdoctoral Fellowship

Michael Chapin Awarded Prestigious JHU Society of Fellows Postdoctoral Fellowship

Michael Chapin, a PhD student in the Assyriology program, has been awarded a JHU Society of Fellows Postdoctoral Fellowship and will join the Society’s 2023-2024 cohort.  During his time as […]

Public Lecture by Dr. Anne Goddeeris of Ghent University

Public Lecture by Dr. Anne Goddeeris of Ghent University

The Department of Near Eastern Studies at Johns Hopkins presents a public lecture by Dr. Anne Goddeeris, a post-doctoral researcher and teaching assistant of Assyriology in the Department of Languages […]

2023 William Foxwell Albright Lecture to Feature Dr. Christian Leitz

2023 William Foxwell Albright Lecture to Feature Dr. Christian Leitz

Dr. Christian Leitz, Professor of Egyptology and Director of the Institute of Egyptology at the University of Tübingen, presents a lecture titled “The Temple of the Lion-Goddess Repit in Athribis.” […]

Public Lecture by Dr. Daniela Mendel-Leitz

Public Lecture by Dr. Daniela Mendel-Leitz

The Department of Near Eastern Studies at Johns Hopkins presents a public lecture by Dr. Daniela Mendel-Leitz of the Athribis Temple Project of the University of Tübingen. The lecture is […]

Public Lecture by Dr. Michael Kozuh of Auburn University

Public Lecture by Dr. Michael Kozuh of Auburn University

The Department of Near Eastern Studies at Johns Hopkins presents a public lecture by Michael Kozuh, the Jane Dickson Lanier Professor of History at Auburn University, titled “‘The People of […]

Dr. Theodore Lewis to Present Hyvernat Lecture at Catholic University of America

Dr. Theodore Lewis to Present Hyvernat Lecture at Catholic University of America

Prof. Theodore J. Lewis, the Blum-Iwry Professor of Near Eastern Studies at Johns Hopkins, will present the Tenth Annual Hyvernat Lecture at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., […]

2023 ANSHE Lecture to Feature Dr. Joseph Lam

2023 ANSHE Lecture to Feature Dr. Joseph Lam

Dr. Joseph Lam, Associate Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will present a lecture titled “Theorizing Multilingualism in Late Bronze […]

GoFundMe Campaigns for Zincirli Höyük/Fevzipaşa and Alalah/Tell Atchana

On February 6, 2023, southern Turkey and northwestern Syria were devastated by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake which has claimed the lives of more than 20,000 people and destroyed multiple towns, […]