ACLS News

ACLS Announces The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation-ACLS Program in Buddhist Studies

Candace Frede — Fri, 10 May 2013 17:00:40 GMT

The new initiative, funded by a $1.9 million grant from the Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation, will support research and teaching in Buddhist studies.

ACLS Announces Results of Central Fellowship, Ryskamp, and Burkhardt Competitions

Candace Frede — Wed, 08 May 2013 22:02:50 GMT

88 scholars receive awards to support new research in the humanities and humanistic social sciences.

ACLS Names 2013 New Faculty Fellows

Regan McCoy — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:29:14 GMT

The 22 awardees, recent Ph.D.s from a range of humanistic disciplines, will take up two-year positions at participating universities across the country.

ACLS Annual Report for 2011-2012 Released

Candace Frede — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:19:44 GMT

The report features a message from President Yu and highlights of the year's activities, along with a complete listing of 2012 fellows and grantees and their research projects.

ACLS President Pauline Yu Addresses Restrictions on Federal Funding of Political Science Research

Candace Frede — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 17:14:52 GMT

ACLS President Pauline Yu issued the following statement concerning federal funding of research in political science: "The ACLS urges the Congress to restore adequate funding for research in political science by the National Science Foundation..."

Seven Teams of Scholars Awarded 2013 ACLS Collaborative Research Fellowships

Candace Frede — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:12:23 GMT

The American Council of Learned Societies is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2013 Collaborative Research Fellowships.

ACLS Board of Directors Appoints Pauline Yu to Third Term as President

Regan McCoy — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:04:41 GMT

The Board of Directors of the American Council of Learned Societies announced today its reappointment of Pauline Yu to a third five-year term as president, beginning July 2013.

ACLS Awards 2013 Digital Innovation Fellowship to Seven Scholars

Candace Frede — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:14:16 GMT

The American Council of Learned Societies is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2013 ACLS Digital Innovation Fellowships.

On the Passing of African Humanities Fellow Sarah Namulondo

Candace Frede — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:57:27 GMT

ACLS was saddened to learn of the passing of Sarah Namulondo (F'11), who was a lecturer in the department of literature at Makerere University at the time of her death.

Celebrating Twenty Years of Scholarship: The Luce-ACLS Dissertation Fellowships in American Art

Candace Frede — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 23:08:10 GMT

On February 15, 2013, the American Council of Learned Societies hosted a panel presentation and discussion at the College Art Association's (CAA) 2013 annual conference to mark the 20th year of the Henry Luce Foundation ACLS Dissertation Fellowships in American Art.