The “First Annual Student Symposium on Iran and the Persianate World” took place on April 24, 2026. The conference was organized by the Iranian Studies Initiative at the University of California, with the generous support of the Farhang Foundation, the Gramian-Emrani Foundation, and the Center for Middle East Studies, UCSB. Several graduate students from the Departments of Religious Studies and History presented their research on Iran, Central Asia, and West Asia. Please refer to the conference program for the presentation titles and presenter information.