Research News Archive 2005-06

Borish, Linda. Special Project Research Grant for documentary film project, Settlement Houses to Olympic Stadiums: Jewish Women in American Sport. $2100.00

Borish, Linda. Research Associate, the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, Brandeis University, for research and projects in American sport history focusing on Jewish women’s’ studies and gender studies, appointed by Founding Director, Dr. Shulamit Reinharz, 2006- present.

Coryell, Janet. "Women and American: An Integrated History." Burnham-MacMillan Fund, $2,399.50.

Faires, Nora. “The Splintered Cross: Immigrant Religion in 19th-c. Pittsburgh.” Faculty Research and Creative Activities Support Fund, Western Michigan University (c.$9,000).

Faires, Nora. Program Enhancement Grant for Western Michigan University's Canadian Studies Program. Canadian Embassy/Ambassade du Canada (c. $6,000).

Julien, Catherine and Pablo Pastrana-Pérez. Scholarly Editions Program. National Endowment of the Humanities ($100,000).

Palmitessa, James R. Visiting Researcher at Humanities Center for the Study of the History and Culture of East Central Europe, University of Leipzig Germany, April 2005. Total award amount: c. $5000

Palmitessa, James R. Visiting Foreign Scholar at Southern Bohemian University (c. $1000).

Ramos, Frances. Project title: “The Politics of Ritual in Puebla de los Angeles, Mexico, 1695-1810.” FRACASF, Amount requested: $4,950

Rubin, Eli. Project title, Interiority, Memory and Dictatorship in East Germany. Burnham-McMillan Foundation, $3400

Rubin, Eli. Recipient, Fritz Stern Dissertation Award, German Historical Institute, Washington DC, for best dissertation in German history, awarded August, 2005.

Stone, Judith. 2005 Jack & Anita Hess Faculty Seminar. Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies. “The Holocaust and Antisemitism in France.” January 5-11, 2005, Holocaust Museum, Washington DC.

Warren, Wilson. “Southwest Michigan Consortium on Teaching American History for High School” (Sponsored Project Account No. 7005140)

Warren, Wilson. Teaching American History Grant, Delta-Schoolcraft Intermediate School District, Escanaba, Michigan. Consultation with American History Teacher Leaders about lessons and units created during their curriculum institute, July 25-28, 2005.

Warren, Wilson. “Southwest Michigan Consortium on Teaching American History for Middle School” (Sponsored Project Account No. 7008060), $987,000 total award received by Kalamazoo RESA, Kalamazoo Valley Museum, and WMU, $993,000 total award received by Kalamazoo RESA, Kalamazoo Valley Museum, and WMU.

Yoshida, Takashi. Project title: Remembering War, Commemorating Colonialism: A Comparative Analysis of Postwar Japanese Peace Activism and Museums. Social Science Research Council, $64,759

Yoshida, Takashi. Project title: Remembering War, Commemorating Colonialism: A Comparative Analysis of Postwar Japanese Peace Activism and Museums. United States Institute of Peace, $60,000