Tag Archives: humanities

NEH regional workshop and individual appointments

February 27, 2012

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Want to learn about funding opportunities from the National Endowment for the Humanities, as well as how to secure NEH funding? Be sure to attend a special NEH regional workshop on March 21.

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Connecting Companies with University-Trained Talent

April 20, 2011

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Advanced graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and recent alumni connected with potential employers at an annual career networking event on Fri., April 15, at the Radisson University Hotel. Close to 70 employers scouted talent in fields from engineering and physical sciences to liberal arts and humanities. Such corporate giants as GE, Ecolab, 3M, Best Buy, and […]

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Limited Submission Funding Opportunities from NEA, NEH, NSF, and DOL

March 9, 2011

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A number of limited submission funding opportunities are currently available. Note that the application deadlines vary by funding agency: National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is offering Preservation Assistance Grants up to $6,000 to help small and mid-sized institutions, e.g., libraries, museums, historical societies, and cultural organizations preserve and care for their humanities collections. The […]

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New Funding Initiative to Promote Academic Mobility

March 9, 2011

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In cooperation with the European Commission, the Gerda Henkel Foundation is now accepting proposals for a new fellowship program: M4HUMAN (Mobility for experienced researchers in historical humanities including Islamic studies). This funding initiative gives outstanding researchers the opportunity to spend a longer period of time at a foreign research institution of their choice. The call […]

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John Watkins, Distinguished McKnight University Professor

February 8, 2011

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BY TERRI SUTTON “Stop thinking about land masses and start thinking about waterways,” declares English professor John Watkins. “The world changes drastically. And you get a very different kind of literary history.” Watkins has observed this shift in history departments. It’s obvious that he’s already on board. “There’s a tendency among humanists to think about […]

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