Gift establishes UCI endowed chair in art history, archaeology of ancient Iran

8/24/2017
The University of California, Irvine

Gift establishes UCI endowed chair in art history, archaeology of ancient Iran
Holder will collaborate with Jordan Center for Persian Studies & Culture
The University of California, Irvine
 
Irvine, Calif., Aug. 24, 2017 – The University of California, Irvine has received a $1.5 million grant from Roshan Cultural Heritage Institute to establish the Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Presidential Chair in Art History & Archaeology of Ancient Iran. Additional funding was provided by the UC Presidential Match for Endowed Chairs program. The holder of the $2 million chair in the Department of Art History will collaborate with UCI’s Samuel M. Jordan Center for Persian Studies & Culture.

https://news.uci.edu/2017/08/24/gift-establishes-uci-endowed-chair-in-art-history-archaeology-of-ancient-iran/
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