Egyptology-- U Chicago or Brown

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<p>There is a new program at Brown. They are combining departments to expand their program to more closely resemble those offered by Chicago (since 1919) and others.</p>

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Debuting in the 2005/6 academic year, the Department of Egyptology and Ancient Western Asian Studies is an expansion of the existing Department of Egyptology, founded at Brown in 1948. This new academic unit is still forming and operating on a relatively small scale, as its expansion takes shape. Plans for the new department involve widening the intellectual focus from ancient Egypt to all of Ancient Western Asia, also known as the Ancient Near East.

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<p>(Johns Hopkins has the oldest program, founded in 1883)</p>