April 27, 2016
What does the TV star of Glee and celebrity Lea Michele have in common with the Jackson School of International Studies? Professor Devin Naar, who heads Sephardic Studies at University of
February 10, 2016
Professor Devin Naar, current chair of the UW Sephardic Studies Program at the Jackson School of International Studies and an Assistant Professor in the Department of History, has become the first recipient of
December 14, 2015
Assistant Professor Devin Naar was featured on NPR’s Latino USA last week. His life work is trying to save a dying language called Ladino. It is the language of the
May 11, 2015
The Middle East raises some of the most important global questions about nationalism, human rights, American foreign policy, and international security. So what does it mean to teach the Middle
November 24, 2014
The Great War irrevocably transformed the map of Europe and the Middle East by provoking the dissolution of the major empires of the Hapsburgs, Romanovs and Ottomans. This lecture
August 4, 2014
Devin Naar, assistant professor of Jewish Studies and history, talks with Ross Reynolds on KUOW’s The Record last week about the Sephardic Jewish language of Ladino. Naar discusses the language’s
March 10, 2014
Professor Devin Naar is leading a project dedicated to keeping the Sephardic language and culture alive. Ladino was originally spoken by the Jews expelled from Spain in 1492. When they
May 30, 2013
Two Jackson School faculty, Devin Naar and Scott Radnitz, have been selected to participate in the Simpson Center Society of Scholars during the 2013-14 academic year. The group of UW