The Iranian Studies Program at the University of Michigan is pleased to announce its semiannual Backpacking Event on Friday, April 5, 2019 (we pushed the date back a week so as not to conflict with this weekend’s Nowruz festivities). Come […]

Happy Nowruz! There are two upcoming events to usher in 1398 at the University of Michigan: The Persian Students Association (PSA) will put on their annual Nowruz show, entitled Zeeba / زیبا , on Saturday, March 30, 2019 from 7:00–9:00pm in […]

Don’t forget—This Friday and Saturday we will be hosting a special symposium bringing together experts in the diverse disciplines of Iranian Studies to discuss the state of the field on the 40th anniversary of the 1979 Revolution, followed by a […]

Journalist and author, Jason Rezaian March 12, 2019 | 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre Wallace House Presents Jason Rezaian for a discussion on his book “Prisoner”, which details his 18-month imprisonment in a maximum security facility, his […]

We are pleased to announce the 2019 Iranian Film Festival of Ann Arbor, hosted in collaboration with the Iranian Graduate Student Association and The Iranian Revolution and its Disciplinary Aftereffects Symposium. Films will be screened every Sunday at 3:00 pm, […]

The Iranian Graduate Student Association at University of Michigan (IGSA) is delighted to announce that we are going to have a unique and memorable night in concert with maestro Kayhan Kalhor and Ziya Tabassian on February 23rd in Ann Arbor. […]

Come meet our faculty in Persian and Iranian Studies, who will provide an overview of our courses scheduled for next semester and answer your questions about the program. All students, staff, and faculty interested in Iranian studies and Persian language […]

We are extremely fortunate to have Dr. Farzaneh Milani (Dept. of Women Gender & Sexuality, University of Virginia) visiting us in Ann Arbor this Friday to give a talk on the celebrated poet Forugh Farrokhzad. Please note that her talk […]