Farzaneh Milani Ph.D Iranian- American scholar & author

Farzaneh Milani (Persian: فرزانه میلانی; born c. 1947) is an Iranian-born American scholar, author, poet, translator, and educator. Milani teaches Persian literature and women’s studies at the University of Virginia; and serves as the Chair of the Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages and Cultures.She is also a poet, award-winning translator, and a recipient of…

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Houchang Esfandiar Chehabi , Scholar of Iranian studies

Houchang Esfandiar Chehabi Ph.D is a scholar of Iranian studies at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University where he is Professor of International Relations and History Chehabi is Iranian-German and was born in Tehran, Iran. He is a former Harvard faculty member, as well as UCLA. He received his MA and DPhil from Yale University. His publications focus on Iran and…

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Hamid Akbari Ph.D. Esteemed member of community

Dr. Hamid Akbari has served in many executive positions including Dean of College of Business at Winona State University and School of Business at Carroll University. He has also served on many community boards, including as the Chair of the Board of Directors of Winona Community Foundation. Dr. Akbari received his Ph.D. in Business…

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