NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
December 15, 2025
Khatchig Mouradian awarded 2025 HAVI grant by Schmidt Sciences
Khatchig Mouradian, Lecturer in Armenian Studies in MESAAS, and his team of collaborators have been awarded a 2025 Humanities and AI Virtual Institute (HAVI) grant from Schmidt Sciences. Schmidt Sciences awarded $11 million this year to 23 interdisciplinary teams across multiple continents whose work brings artificial intelligence into meaningful dialogue
November 21, 2025
MESAAS Courses Spring 2026
View all Spring 2026 MESAAS courses here: https://doc.sis.columbia.edu/sel/MELC_Spring2026.html
October 28, 2025
Penn Fall Hindi-Urdu Workshop features MESAAS faculty
The University of Pennsylvania is organizing a Hindi-Urdu workshop dedicated to exploring the richness of medieval and modern Awadhi literary traditions. During this workshop, Dr. Timsal Masud and Dr. Aftab Ahmad will lead a close reading of a 19th-century Awadhi marsiya by Khaleefa Muhammad Ali Sikandar, offering insights into its
October 9, 2025
Chandana Krishnegowda awarded Étienne Balibar Prize in Cultural and Political Thought for 2025
Chandana Krishnegowda has been awarded the Étienne Balibar Prize in Cultural and Political Thought for 2025 for her essay, “Promiscuous Tongues: On the Matter of Language and Taste,” For more information, see link: https://icls.columbia.edu/news/celebrating-the-winners-of-the-etienne-balibar-prize-in-cultural-and-political-thought-for-2025/