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6 March 2025 With great sorrow we announce of passing of Nancy Lapp on March 3, 2025, at the age of 95. A trustee on ACOR’s board from 1988 until 2006, she had been with us ever since as trustee emerita. You can read about her life, and the collection of thousands of photographs documenting […]

19 February 2025 The American Center of Research announces that applications are open for the 2025–2026 fellowship cycle. The center offers awards to conduct research in Jordan for undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral scholars (all levels). Full details are available on our fellowships page. The deadline for the fellowships listed here is February 28,

16 February 2025 Drawing from his most recent book, In Search of a Prophet: A Spiritual Journey with Kahlil Gibran (Bloomsbury/Rowman & Littlefield), Paul G. Chandler will take the listener on a fascinating journey through the all-embracing nature of Kahlil Gibran, the early-20th century Lebanese-born poet-artist, author of the bestselling book _The Prophet_. Chandler will

3 February 2025 This lecture will explore the archaeological site of Umm Al-Jimal, inscribed as Jordan’s seventh UNESCO World Heritage Site in July 2024. The presentation will provide a comprehensive overview of the site’s “outstanding universal value,” making it accessible to both newcomers and those already familiar with Umm Al-Jimal. Attendees will gain insights into

26 January 2025 I completed an internship at the American Center of Research over the course of two weeks during December, 2024. It was a great and very valuable experience, as I was able to work with archival documentation, as well delve briefly into cultural heritage databases.  Read more….

29 September 2024 The American Center of Research announces that applications are open for the 2025–2026 fellowship cycle. The center offers awards to conduct research in Jordan for undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral scholars (all levels). Full details are available on our fellowships page. The deadline for the fellowships listed here is February 15,

15 January 2025 This talk draws together past and recent research on the Iron Age townscape of Busayra, widely believed to be the administrative capital of the kingdom of Edom. Excavations during the 1970s revealed a suite of monumental public architecture and residential neighborhoods on the settlement’s summit. Recent research carried out by the speaker

5 January 2025 Please note that this lecture is online only. On January 14, 2025, please join us online for a lecture by Linda K. Jacobs, author of the new book Captivating Strangers: Early Arab Immigrants in the United States. In her latest work, Jacobs explores the untold stories of the first Arab immigrants to

8 December 2024 For historians of the Middle East, medieval documents and manuscripts are integral resources to better understand the social and intellectual milieu of their objects of study. Islamic manuscript archives and repositories are often quite challenging to access; an even greater challenge is the ability to read and analyze the documents themselves. For

5 December 2024