by Randolph B. Old The world recently lost Dr. Pierre Bikai, meaning that the American Center of Research (ACOR) lost one of its exceptional former directors. Pierre served as director from 1991 to 2006, some 20 years ago, and his time at ACOR needs to be remembered and applauded. ACOR advertised the director position in…
by Zeidan Kafafi, Professor Emeritus, Yarmouk University The Beginning In the academic year 1967–1968 I enrolled as a student at the Department of History and Archaeology at the University of Jordan. Unfortunately, in that same period the Arab-Israeli Six Days War began on June 5, 1967. As a result of the war, in 1968 the…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”60948″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text] On January 10, 2018 a celebration was held at ACOR to honor HRH Prince Raad Bin Zeid and to inaugurate a year of events to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of ACOR. We share below some of our favorite photos from that evening. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] HRH Prince Raad has been First Vice…
A public lecture ACOR @ 50: Past, Present, and Future Wednesday February 28, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. A lecture given by Dr. Barbara A. Porter, ACOR Director Reception to Follow About the Lecture: To inaugurate the ACOR lecture series for our 50th anniversary year, the Director Barbara Porter will reflect on past projects, current accomplishments,…
Randolph (Randy) B. Old is the ACOR Board President. His essay below on what ACOR and Jordan have meant to him was originally published in the ACOR Newsletter 27.2 (Winter 2015). If you have stories to share about how ACOR has impacted your life, please let us know. In the early 1970s, when oil prices…