BULPIP-AIPS students completed their first orientation in Lahore, Pakistan! The Berkeley-AIPS Urdu Language Program in Pakistan (BULPIP-AIPS) is an Urdu immersion program based at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) in Pakistan. For more information on the program, please click here.
Ms. Sarah Beckham and Dr. Gwendolyn Kirk hosted a "New Pedagogies Workshop Series" at the Lahore University of Management Sciences in September of 2018. These instructor training workshops demonstrated the concepts of Project-Based Language Learning (PBLL), Flipped/Blended Learning, and core principles of Student-Centered Learning, with a specific focus on how these could be used in the teaching of Less Commonly … Read more
Motivated by the ban on Pakistani scholars from attending the AAS-in Asia conference at Delhi, please join us at this Special Friday Lunch Session: The Disposable Pakistani Scholars at AAS-in Asia (Delhi, India): A RoundTable Discussion. Date: Friday, October 12Time: 12:30-1:30pmWhere: Wisconsin Ballroom, Madison Concourse Hotel For more details, please click here. (Part of the … Read more
AIPS will be holding a Junior Scholars Symposium in conjunction with the 47th Annual Conference on South Asia. This Symposium will showcase the research being done by junior scholars in the field of Pakistan Studies. AIPS has identified senior scholars who will read the papers, provide feedback, mentorship, and focused discussion. Details below: Date: Thursday, October … Read more
Thank you to those that organized and attended the AIPS-sponsored events at the Annual Conference on South Asia in Madison, Wisconsin! To view photos from the events, please visit and "like" our Facebook page. AIPS Junior Scholars Symposium: This symposium showcased the research being done by eight junior scholars in the field of Pakistan Studies. AIPS … Read more
AIPS is excited to offer Senior and Junior Research Fellowships to AIPS members for 2019-2020! The deadline to apply is February 1st, 2019. For more information, please visit our Fellowships page.
The Berkeley-AIPS Urdu Language Program in Pakistan (BULPIP-AIPS) will be accepting applications for its Fall 2019 intensive Urdu language immersion program based at Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) in Pakistan through March 1, 2019. Jointly administered by the American Institute of Pakistan Studies (AIPS) and the Berkeley Urdu Language Program in Pakistan (BULPIP) at … Read more
Call for applications – now open! AIPS is delighted to be able to offer short-term research travel grants to Pakistan for 2019. This grant is open to AIPS members, regardless of citizenship. We strongly encourage graduate students to apply. AIPS-funded travel is restricted to Islamabad and/or Lahore for US citizens. All research much be conducted by … Read more
Dr. Marcia Hermansen, Director of the Islamic World Studies program at Loyola University Chicago, led an AIPS-sponsored workshop on "New Developments and Debates in Islamic Studies" at the International Islamic University in Islamabad, Pakistan! This five-day workshop was designed to communicate important trends, publications, and pedagogical strategies to early career faculty from diverse Pakistani Universities. Twenty-two students … Read more
Naila Mahmood is a highly regarded visual artist, writer and documentary photographer from Karachi whose work on the complexities of urban space has been widely featured in gallery shows, museum exhibitions, and in print. From September 19th to 22nd, Naila featured her work on women and food security as part of its Rabb Symposium on urban … Read more