Iranian Studies Initiative at USC 

In 2010, Farhang Foundation and the University of Southern California (USC) Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences officially announced the launch an Iranian Studies Initiative at the university. (Press Release)

The following June, USC named Dr. Peyman Nojoumian (Press Release) the Assistant Professor of the teaching of Persian. By Fall 2011, Persian language classes appeared on the curriculum for the first time at USC.

With the establishment of the first phase of the Iranian Studies Initiative, Farhang Foundation is now focused on the second phase: establishing a Minor degree with a focus on Iranian Studies, while ensuring Persian classes continue to be offered at USC.

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