2022-23

Deren Ertas is a PhD candidate in history and middle eastern studies at Harvard. She was in Istanbul doing research when, beginning on February 6, 2023, a series of powerful earthquakes struck areas of southern and central Turkey and northern and western...

Christina Maranci, the new Mashtots Professor of Armenian Studies in the Departments of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations and History of Art and Architecture, is the first person of Armenian descent to hold the position. Read a Q&A with Maranci in...

The National Museum of Asian Art has announced its 2023 recipients of the Freer Medal, a lifetime achievement award that honors individuals who have substantially contributed to the understanding of the arts of Asia throughout their career. This year, the...

With the permission of Harvard University President Lawrence Bacow, we are sharing the message he sent to the Center for Middle Eastern Studies Director on Wednesday, February 15. Dear Cemal, Please know that I, like so many others, have been watching...

Hundreds of Harvard affiliates signed an open letter asking for the University to raise awareness to earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria last week, killing tens of thousands of people in the regions. The letter, addressed to University President...