The Mossadegh Initiative at NEIU

04/09/2024

Prof. Ali Gheissari will deliver the 10th annual Mossadegh keynote lecture on April 25. I hope you can join us. For various reasons we cannot broadcast this talk. Please RSVP https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe3caUJJs69vz5_PcdEn01fx4MC9nltf-RoRj7Z_tvnH9hm-A/viewform.

04/01/2024

We're honored to present a wonderful lecture, twice on the same day, by Dr. Ali Gheissari. Everyone is invited. Dr. Gheissari is an eminent scholar of History of Iran and will be speaking about Iranian parliamentarianism and Mossadegh's struggle in nationalizing the oil industry. Hope you can join us! To RSVP: https://www.neiu.edu/academics/college-of-business-and-technology/mossadegh-initiative/events/mossadegh-servant-leadership-lecture

03/19/2024

Well, I don't know how important this is for everybody but I'm happy that Google has finally created the Norooz Doodle after many years of the Iranian diaspora asking for it as an important international day of celebration of the coming of spring that is a considered a the beginning of a new year in the Persian speaking world including Iran an Afghanistan.

Happy Norooz to all!
USA Today had this to say.

Google Doodle is recognizing Nowruz today. Annually it celebrated by millions around the world. Here's what people should know about the celebration.

03/13/2024

The Mossadegh Initiative was honored to host the Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle as it’s 9thAnnual Mossadegh Servant Leadership Keynote speaker on January 30, 2024. President Preckwinkle spoke about her experience and challenges of managing the second most populous county in the United States. But before that, she visited the Mossadegh Hall at the College of Business and Technology and was presented some books about the infamous 1953 American-led coup in Iran. She also met with NEIU Interim-President Dr. Katrina Bell-Jordan and then delivered her talk to a packed Recital Hall that included Professor Joshua Salzmann's guided-history student led Q&A afterwards with Alby Joseph and Karina Oprea. The event concluded after the guests were served Persian food, all thanks to the Mossadegh Keynote Lecture endowment.

The Board President was accompanied by the 12th District Commissioner Bridget Degnen, the 13th District Commissioner Josina Morita, Illinois State Senator Ram Villivalam, Illinois State Representative Kevin Olickal, Lincolnwood Mayor Jesal Patel, and Lincolnwood trustees Atour Sargon and Mohammad Saleem with special guests Jalal and Mohammad Farzaneh who had traveled from Norman, Oklahoma for the event. The Mossadegh Initiative contains several endowments that give out annual scholarships to students and provides for this annual event.

01/12/2024

For various reason the 2023 Mossadegh keynote Lecture was postponed to 2024. We'll have two keynotes this year to catch up, though. The first one is on Tuesday, January 30 at 3 PM followed by a Persian food reception. Hope you can join us but please RSVP.

03/15/2022

I am happy to announce that Dr. Ervand Abrahamian will be this year's Mossadegh Servant Leadership Keynote speaker in person on Thursday, April 21 at 3pm and again at 6pm followed by receptions. This event is free and open to all. Hope you can join us.

02/18/2022

Five Mossadegh scholarships of $1,080 each at the College of Business and Technology at Northeastern Illinois University. Deadline February 28.

10/16/2021

Pleased to announce fall 2021's Mossadegh scholarships in the College of Arts and Sciences at Northeastern Illinois University. ONE scholarship for $1200. If interested in giving to this wonderful scholarship named after the late Dr. Mossadegh please visit neiu.edu/mossadegh

09/30/2021

Pleased to announce fall 2021's Mossadegh scholarships in the College of Business and Technology at Northeastern Illinois University. Two scholarships for $1350 each. There will be more in spring.
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