Under the Iraq Heritage Stabilization Program, a team led by Richard L. Zettler, Associate Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations (NELC), and Michael Danti, a researcher in NELC, has collaborated with partners in Iraq to restore cultural heritage sites, including Monastery of St. George in Mosul, a city in northern Iraq. Here, Zettler details the complex process of restoration.
Students in classes taught by Heather Sharkey, Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations professor, fill in gaps in the online encyclopedia, learning about their subjects and the nuts and bolts of research, writing, and copyright.