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The novel coronavirus, COVID-19, has created many disruptions to our daily lives, and the academic life of UCLA is no exception.  UCLA has transitioned to distance learning for the entirety…

With the spring equinox, and the Persian New Year, drawing near, we would like to reflect on the underlying philosophy of the Norouz celebration, which is an unfaltering belief in…

The Pourdavoud Center for the Study of the Iranian World, in conjunction with the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at UCLA, invites applications for a postdoctoral position in…

Please join us for a fall reception at Royce Hall to celebrate the continued success of the Pourdavoud Center for the Study of the Iranian World, the latest addition to…

Recruitment Period Open date: September 11th, 2019 Next review date: Friday, Oct 11, 2019 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee. Final…

The Pourdavoud Center is proud to announce the recent publication of an edited volume by Director Rahim Shayegan.  Cyrus the Great: Life and Lore was published as part of the…

The J. Paul Getty Museum extends an invitation to their two-day symposium, “Palmyra and the East.”  This event, co-organized by the J. Paul Getty Museum and the Palmyra Portrait Project…

On behalf of the Pourdavoud Center for the Study of the Iranian World at UCLA, we would like to offer our best wishes for a joyous Norouz. We extend our…

Ancient Iran and the Classical World A two-day international symposium jointly hosted by the Pourdavoud Center for the Study of the Iranian World at UCLA & the Getty Research Institute…

Thanks to a gift in 2018 from the Trust of Morvarid Guiv, the Morvarid Guiv Graduate Fellowship in Zoroastrian Studies has been established in UCLA’s Pourdavoud Center for the Study…