Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations
> John Coleman Darnell
> Karen Foster
> Eckart Erich Marcel Frahm
> Colleen Manassa
> Harvey Weiss
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Throughout its long history, the Department's mission has expanded to include Assyriology, Egyptology, the archaeology of Western Asia, Northwest Semitic and Ugaritic studies, Hittitology, and the contemporary Near East. The Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations today maintains its strong sense of traditional humanist values, as well as its outstanding leadership in developing and evaluating new techniques, perspectives, and resources for study of the Near East.
The graduate program of the Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations has emphasized reflective scholarship based on sound knowledge of the languages, civilizations, and material cultures of the Near East. The Department's main faculty strength today is in the areas of Arabic and Islamic Studies and Graeco-Arabic Studies; Assyriology, including Sumerian and Akkadian; and Egyptology, though other programs can be developed on an individual basis, sometimes in collaboration with other departments and programs, such as Anthropology, History, Medieval Studies, and Religious Studies. The Department maintains archaeological field projects in Syria and Egypt in which graduate students may be invited to participate. |
