The Duke-NCCU Digital Humanities Fellows Program website was recently updated to feature blog posts about the Digital Humanities workshop and faculty exchange program led by Dr. Matthew A. Cook. Part 1 of the workshop series brought several Duke-NCCU DH alumni to Pakistan to work with 12 Pakistani junior faculty in the development of digital humanities skills. … Read more
Following her involvement in Matt Cook's Digital Humanities workshop and faculty exchange, Ayesha Akram created her own Digital Humanities workshop series consisting of three separate workshops to further spread the knowledge and discipline of Digital Humanities curriculum and education. The first two workshops, titled "Training Workshop and Hands-on Tutorial on DH Tools, Parts 1 & … Read more
Congratulations to Prof. Salima Hashmi who was chosen to participate in the 2020 AIPS Pakistan Lecture Series! This program is designed to facilitate the academic exchange between Pakistani and US Scholars by inviting a Pakistani scholar to deliver a lecture series at several US institutions relating to Pakistan studies. Prof. Salima Hashmi was selected to … Read more
At this year's Annual Conference on South Asia in Madison, WI, AIPS hosted a reception, organized by Zahra Sabri, in memory of Professor Muhammad Umar Memon (1939-2018). The reception included tributes by Farhat Haq, C.M. Naim, Zahra Sabri, and Ali Akbar Natiq also recited his poetry. Following the tributes to Prof. Memon, Farhat Haq introduced … Read more
The deadline is quickly approaching! AIPS is soliciting books (single authored monographs, no edited volumes) published during the last three years, or nearly published books (galleys must be available) for the annual AIPS Book Prize. Please note that this is an academic book prize (literary fiction/short stories are not appropriate for this prize), and only English … Read more
This short video, created by the Bull City Doc Squad at North Carolina Central University (NCCU), highlights the 2019 Digital Humanities Program that took place in Pakistan and North Carolina. Check it out to learn more about the experiences of these scholars!
The AIPS Junior Faculty Training and Exchange Program has officially concluded! This Embassy-funded program brought 14 Pakistani scholars to the US and 18 US scholars to Pakistan. The main focus of this grant was to provide a consistent long-term transfer of expertise for capacity building among the faculty members in Pakistan. Surveys were conducted immediately … Read more
The Berkeley-AIPS Urdu Language Program in Pakistan (BULPIP-AIPS) is accepting applications for its Fall 2020 intensive Urdu language immersion program based at Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) in Pakistan. The application deadline is February 14, 2020. Apply now! Application details for US citizens Application details for non-US citizens
AIPS is monitoring the constantly evolving situation with COVID-19. At this time we have not made any decisions regarding the cancellation or alteration to planned programming. Updates will be posted on the AIPS website and Facebook page, and applicants will be emailed directly. Please take any necessary precautions and follow CDC and WHO guidelines.
Eileen Brewer and Cathy Simpson recently finished their TechWomen program that included a series of over 30 talks, workshops, and sessions on topics relating to women in STEM and entrepreneurship from February 26 to March 12 in Lahore and Islamabad, Pakistan. The TechWomen program is part of the U.S. State Department's Bureau of Educational and … Read more