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Report from our 2024 Judith A. Lerner, Ph.D. Summer Traveler: Samantha Rainford
by Soraya Garcia | 10/15/2024
We are pleased to share the summer travel report from ISAW Student Samantha Rainford, the 2024 recipient of the Judith A. Lerner, Ph.D. Summer Travel Fund.
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Roderick Campbell Promoted To Full Professor
by Soraya Garcia | 10/02/2024
We are delighted to share Roderick Campbell's promotion from Associate Professor to Full Professor of East Asian Archaeology and History.
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Unearthing Ancient Lyktos: ISAW/NYU Team Featured in a Film by an Award-winning Director
by Soraya Garcia | 10/02/2024
From award-winning director Giorgos Didimiotis and his collaborator Leto Theodosiou comes a look into the daily life of the excavation team co-directed by ISAW Professor Antonis Kotsonas at Lyktos this summer!
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ISAW announces the publication of Early Christianity at Amheida (Egypt’s Dakhla Oasis), A Fourth-Century Church: Volume 1, The Excavations (Amheida VII) by Nicola Aravecchia
by David Ratzan | 09/10/2024
The Institute for the Study of the Ancient World and NYU Press are pleased to announce the publication of the latest volume from ISAW Monographs, Early Christianity at Amheida (Egypt’s Dakhla Oasis), A Fourth-Century Church: Volume 1, The Excavations (Amheida VII) by Nicola Aravecchia.
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Greg Woolf Appointed as Next Director of NYU’s Institute for the Study of the Ancient World
by Soraya Garcia | 09/04/2024
New York University has recently announced the appointment of Greg Woolf as the next director of ISAW, effective January 1, 2025.
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Madinat al-Zahra: The Radiant Capital of Islamic Spain
by Soraya Garcia | 09/04/2024
Opening October 30th, 2024, ISAW presents Madinat al-Zahra: The Radiant Capital of Islamic Spain, the little-told story of the Islamic kingdoms of Europe. The exhibition explores how the Umayyad dynasty, ruling from their capital Madinat al-Zahra (936–1013 CE), transformed the Iberian Peninsula into a bustling hub for scholars, artists, and diplomats from Baghdad to Byzantium.
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Welcome to the New Visiting Research Scholars for the 2024-2025 Academic Year!
by Soraya Garcia | 08/30/2024
Welcome to the 2024-2025 Visiting Research Scholar cohort.
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Welcome to ISAW’s New First Year Students!
by Soraya Garcia | 08/30/2024
Welcome to the 2024-2025 first-year doctoral students! We are thrilled to have you join our community and embark on this exciting journey together.
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Randolph Ford, ISAW Alumnus, Accepts Assistant Professorship at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County
by Soraya Garcia | 08/13/2024
Randolph Ford, ISAW Alumnus Class of 2016, has accepted an assistant professor position in the Ancient Studies department at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
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