News and Events

1 November 2020 We are excited to report that many former and current ACOR fellows and affiliates will be participating in the ASOR Virtual Annual Meeting, which will be held online Thursday through Sunday, November 12–15 and 19–22. Please join us in celebrating their innovative and thoughtful research! You can also see the “Program-at-a-Glance” and […]

1 November 2020 The next issue of our newsletter (32.1) is now available! Click here for the PDF. This volume features: The momentous change of ACOR’s name after 52 years of operation and why Updates from director Pearce Paul Creasman on how we have continued to advance research during the pandemic Reflections from ACOR Ambassador

Though our October kickoff event has passed, you can still participate in this initiative at your own pace and preferred time. Resources for the Edit-a-thon will remain LIVE through December 31, 2020. Learn more by reading our Participant Guide. Jordanian Academics Virtual Edit-a-thonSaturday, October 24, 2020*9 a.m. – 9 p.m. Amman local time (online event)**

Congratulations to all of the former ACOR fellows whose papers were accepted to the Annual Meeting of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA), currently being held online from October 5–17. We are proud to have sponsored a panel this year with guidance from board member Betty Anderson (Boston University) and longtime ACOR friend and recent

Applications for ACOR Fellowships and Scholarships 2021–2022 are now LIVE at https://orcfellowships.smapply.org. They are due on February 1 and 15, 2021. To read about the types of awards available this year, please visit the following page: To download a flyer about these opportunities (PDF), please click here. This page was last updated 29 September 2020.

21 September 2020 To download as a PDF, click here. The American Center of Oriental Research (ACOR), a non-profit institution dedicated to advancing knowledge of Jordan past and present, seeks a Project Technical Archivist. This full-time position in Amman is primarily intended to assist the organization in the implementation of a digital archives grant.  About

ACOR is proud to announce the tender for renovation to its facility in Amman in collaboration with UNOPS and USAID. Kindly note that interested vendors MUST respond to this tender using the UNOPS eSourcing system via the UNGM portal—all such details are included at the link below. or go to→ → https://www.ungm.org/Public/Notice/114226 ← ← We

“Heritage vs. Development: The Bayt Ras Tomb Project 2017–2019”An ACOR online lectureTuesday, September 29, 20207 p.m. Amman local time / 12 p.m. E.S.T. Prepared By: Jehad Haron, Deputy Chief of Party and CHR Development Lead, USAID SCHEP; Co-Director, Bayt Ras Tomb ProjectNizar Al Adarbeh, Chief of Party, USAID SCHEPAhmad Lash, Head of Loans Division and

CAORC is now accepting fellowship applications! CAORC offers two fellowship programs that enable recipients to visit and carry out research within it’s network of Overseas Research Centers: the CAORC-NEH Senior Research Fellowship and the Multi-Country Research Fellowship. Deadline: January 12, 2021.Learn more: caorc.org/fellowshipsApply: https://orcfellowships.smapply.org/Questions: fellowships@caorc.org #CAORCFellowships CAORC NEH Senior Research Fellowship The CAORC National Endowment for the Humanities

“The Making of Amman: Stories, Tours, and Traffic Jams” by Dr. Betty AndersonAn ACOR Online Lecture Wednesday, August 26 at 7:00 p.m. Amman local time / 12:00 p.m. E.S.T. Click here to register. Registration in advance is recommended. Zoom participation will be capped at 100 listeners; thereafter, a livestream will be active on ACOR’s YouTube