Ferdowsi Presidential Chair In Zoroastrian Studies To Be Established At UCI Announced By UCI Jordan Center for Persian Studies & Culture
The University of California, Irvine (UCI) has received a $1.5 million challenge commitment from the Massiah Foundation to establish the Ferdowsi Presidential Chair in Zoroastrian Studies – the first of its kind in the United States. Additionally, the University of California will support the chair with up to $500,000. The Massiah Foundation was founded by Fariborz Maseeh, Ph.D.,…