Hagop Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies at NYU

Hagop Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies at NYU MA program in Near Eastern Studies - K16 Outreach - Public Programming & we love our students!

Congratulations to our alum from the class of 2018, Rohan Advani, for successfully defending his PhD dissertation this y...
09/04/2026

Congratulations to our alum from the class of 2018, Rohan Advani, for successfully defending his PhD dissertation this year titled, "Development Returns: Sovereign Wealth Funds and the Politics of State Investment."

We also celebrate Rohan for landing the role of Junior Research Fellow (Postdoctoral) at the Crown Center for Middle East Studies at Brandeis University.

We are incredibly proud of your accomplishments and excited to see what your future holds!

NYU students — still looking for a class this semester? Consider the following Near Eastern Studies course:🏛️ Revolution...
09/03/2026

NYU students — still looking for a class this semester? Consider the following Near Eastern Studies course:

🏛️ Revolutions and Research Methods (NEST-GA 3005) taught by Faculty Fellow Roxana-Maria Arăş & Clinical Assistant Professor Tyson Patros.

This course explores why some people commit to revolution while others stand aside or resist. In this course, we'll study revolutions from the 19th to the 21st century while gaining hands-on experience with historical, comparative, and ethnographic research methods. We'll also engage with archives, professionals, and organizations across New York City.

📆 Thursday 2 PM - 4:45 PM
📍 255 Sullivan, Room LL2
🎟️ Graduate students at NYU, from all disciplines are welcome!
📝 Find the course on Albert and enroll or shop today.

Welcome back to our returning students and a heartfelt welcome to our newest cohort, the Class of 2028!Over two days, Au...
09/03/2026

Welcome back to our returning students and a heartfelt welcome to our newest cohort, the Class of 2028!

Over two days, August 26, 2026 and September 2, 2026 we hosted an Academic and Kevorkian Center Orientation for our incoming students, an inclusive gathering of introductions, resources, and community.

Wellness Exchange at Health Services, the Graduate School of Arts & Science’s, NYU Libraries, and NYU Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies faculty and staff joined us to share guidance and say hello. Kevorkian Center staff and core faculty also welcomed the new cohort, underscoring the wide network of support awaiting them.

Even as we carry the weight of this difficult moment for our region, we are inspired by the commitment of these scholars and excited to learn, research, and grow together over the next two years.

📸 New cohort, feel free to tag yourselves & share!

NYU students, still looking for a class this semester? Consider the following Near Eastern Studies course:🏛️ Critical Th...
09/02/2026

NYU students, still looking for a class this semester? Consider the following Near Eastern Studies course:

🏛️ Critical Thinking with AI: Media, Knowledge & Power in the Middle East (NEST-GA 3002-001) taught by Director of Graduate Studies Jared McCormick.

This course explores how AI shapes the way we search, learn, and understand the world — from algorithms curating our feeds to surveillance redefining power. Using case studies from the Middle East & North Africa, we’ll ask: what’s at stake when resources shift from oil to data? Who controls AI’s infrastructure? How do cultural + political biases shape the tools we use every day?

🤝 Cross listed with: MCC-GE 2275-001 Middle East Media and Cultural Politics
📆 Tuesday 5 PM - 8 PM
📍 255 Sullivan, Room LL2
🎟️ Graduate students at NYU, from all disciplines are welcome!
📝 Find the course on Albert and enroll or shop today.

Welcome back! We're thrilled to kick off another semester with our cohorts and faculty. As classes begin this week, here...
09/01/2026

Welcome back! We're thrilled to kick off another semester with our cohorts and faculty. As classes begin this week, here are a couple of important reminders:

- Incoming students, orientation is tomorrow, September 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM in the Ettinghausen Library.
- All students, the Library will be open 9 AM – 5 PM from tomorrow, September 2, 2026 until December 18, 2026.

We're excited for the opportunities and collaborations ahead. Here's to a strong start!

Congratulations to our second-year Global Journalism and Near East student, Mohamad Rimawi, for his latest report which ...
08/31/2026

Congratulations to our second-year Global Journalism and Near East student, Mohamad Rimawi, for his latest report which includes an interview with Armenia's Ambassador to the U.S. Narek Mkrtchyan.

Rimawi has been reporting from Armenia for the last 10 weeks as an international intern at .

For more details, visit: https://buff.ly/s2Nnzuv

Congratulations to our alum from the Class of 1990, James Ketterer, for accepting a new position as Director of Extensio...
08/03/2026

Congratulations to our alum from the Class of 1990, James Ketterer, for accepting a new position as Director of Extension Programs and Professor of Practice at the American University of Armenia ().

AUA is a U.S.-accredited institution committed to excellence in teaching, research, and public service. In his new role, James will teach seminars on diplomacy and oversee the university's Extension Programs, which provide professional and lifelong learning opportunities across Armenia.

We are incredibly proud of you and excited to see all that you will accomplish in this role!

We are delighted to introduce our new Communications and Program Administrator, Dounya Alami-Nassif.A Kevorkian Center a...
07/27/2026

We are delighted to introduce our new Communications and Program Administrator, Dounya Alami-Nassif.

A Kevorkian Center alumna, she supports our communications, programming, student services, and public engagement. Prior to joining the Kevorkian Center, Dounya worked across higher education and nonprofit organizations in communications, program administration, and executive support. She is especially interested in making programming accessible to broader audiences through thoughtful, community-centered messaging. Learn more about Dounya: bit.ly/4yxtwBT.

We are so excited to work with her at Kevo - welcome to the team!

The 2026 Spring Institute, “Global Learning in Local Places: Teaching Mass Politics, Migration and Partitions”, brought ...
06/22/2026

The 2026 Spring Institute, “Global Learning in Local Places: Teaching Mass Politics, Migration and Partitions”, brought K-12 educators together over the course of 4 monthly workshops this spring to explore how people in different places and time periods, from NYC to other world regions, navigate key transformative experiences that make our world.

Our academic director Tyson Patros, Clinical Assistant Professor, provided visionary leadership with his approach to exploring the connection between global histories and local life through the lens of migration, mass politics, and partitions. Participating teachers left with fresh lesson plans and classroom-ready projects ready to spark curiosity and connection in their own communities.

Thank you to all the speakers, participants, staff and to our co-sponsor, the NYU Gallatin HIVE for making the 2026 Spring Institute for K-12 educators a success!

Meet Nick Anderson, our teacher spotlight from the 2026 Spring Institute, “Global Learning in Local Places: Teaching Mas...
06/12/2026

Meet Nick Anderson, our teacher spotlight from the 2026 Spring Institute, “Global Learning in Local Places: Teaching Mass Politics, Migration, and Partitions."

Nick is a Social Studies teacher at Forsyth Satellite Academy, a transfer high school in the Lower East Side. Nick's classes focus on Immigration and the relationship between the state and individuals in the United States.

Welcome, Nick!

To learn more about our teachers, visit our Spring Institute website: https://buff.ly/AWGwCyE

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