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George Johnson Prize nominations due

October 5, 2022

Nominations for The George H. Johnson Prize for Distinguished Achievement are due October 12, 2022. The nomination form is available on Qualtrics. The Johnson Prize honors a substantial contribution to scholarly or creative work in the arts, humanities, or interpretive … Read more

Chris Clemens, Senior Associate Dean for Natural Sciences

February 6, 2018

IAH Director Mark Katz interviews astrophysicist and College of Arts and Sciences Dean Chris Clemens about his research of the stars, as well as his self-identified conservatism on a college campus, where liberalism is the dominant language.  He discusses why different … Read more

Institute grants 21 Schwab Academic Excellence Awards in 2018

January 10, 2018

The Institute for the Arts and Humanities proudly announces the 21 winners of the 2018 Schwab Academic Excellence Awards.

The $3,000 prize recognizes faculty in each College of Arts and Sciences department across the arts, humanities and qualitative sciences. Department chairs nominate faculty for the award. Nineteen individual faculty members received the honor. Additionally, two academic departments are using the funds to support faculty research and service.

Former IAH Advisory Board Chair Julia Sprunt Grumbles (who is now a member of the University Board of Trustees) established the award in 2015 to help department chairs recognize teaching and scholarship. IAH Advisory Board Vice Chair Nelson Schwab III (’67, English) has since endowed the fund.

Announcing new policies and pricing for events at Hyde Hall

May 31, 2017

The Institute for the Arts and Humanities announces new usage policies and fees for Hyde Hall. These changes, which are consistent with facility-use policies across campus, will allow the Institute to maintain beautiful Hyde Hall as a welcoming space for faculty … Read more

IAH welcomes 2016-2017 Faculty Fellows

August 19, 2016

The Institute for the Arts and Humanities is pleased to announce its 2016-2017 cohort of Faculty Fellows.  The Faculty Fellows Program provides on-campus leaves for faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences to work on interdisciplinary scholarly projects. Fellows … Read more