In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and the extreme slow-down at U.S. embassies in issuing visas, we encourage international scholars (i.e., non-U.S. citizens) living outside of the United States not to apply this year for Solmsen or …
News and Announcements
Short news items relevant to the Institute and current or past fellows including award announcements, calls for papers, new fellowship offerings, and significant changes to IRH policies.
Monday Seminars will be held via Zoom
Due to COVID-19, IRH Monday Seminars have been moved to a digital conferencing platform. As of September 21st the seminars will no longer be held on Blackboard Collaborate Ultra but will be held via Zoom. …
IRH Hires Elizabeth Neary as New Project Assistant
Ph.D. Candidate from the Department of Spanish & Portuguese joins IRH.
Cherene Sherrard-Johnson Publishes New Poetry Collection
Sherrard-Johnson’s sophomore poetry collection, “Grimoire”, is now available from Autumn House Books.
IRH To Host New ACLS Fellowship
ACLS Emerging Voices Fellowship will be devoted to scholarship on race, ethnicity, and indigeneity.
Tanya J. Tiffany Receives NEH Funding for Project on Estefanía de la Encarnación
IRH UW System Fellow received funding for a project co-directed with Laura Bass.
Keren Omry Receives Israel Science Foundation Personal Research Grant
IRH honorary fellow awarded a grant for her “Slipping Sideways” publication.
IRH Mourns Sally Banes, Preeminent American Dance Scholar
We are sad to report the passing of Sally Banes, Dance Scholar and IRH Director from 2001 to 2002.
New and Returning IRH Fellows for 2020-2021
IRH Director Steven Nadler is pleased to announce the 2020-2021 Fellow Cohort.
Nandini Pandey and Laila Amine Awarded Berlin Prizes
REI and SHRF Fellows awarded semester-long residential fellowships by the American Academy in Berlin.