Episode
31: Farhad Kashani on Pahlavi University of Shiraz
Gozide Podcast Farsi
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2024-03-17
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Episode 31 explores the history of Pahlavi University, now known as the University of Shiraz, established in 1946. Featuring historian Farhad Kashani, this episode examines how Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi invited Harold Gile, president of the University of Pennsylvania, to moderni Read more…Episode 31 explores the history of Pahlavi University, now known as the University of Shiraz, established in 1946. Featuring historian Farhad Kashani, this episode examines how Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi invited Harold Gile, president of the University of Pennsylvania, to modernize Iranian higher education along American lines. The university's development came under direct management of this prestigious American institution, creating one of the strongest educational and cultural partnerships between Iran and the West during the Pahlavi era. Close