Lincoln University News February 28, 2012 Lincoln University Professors Awarded $100,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities Lincoln University has received a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities in the amount of $100,000 to support a program entitled "Lincoln University's Global Heritage and Legacy". This project was one of thirteen selected from among hundreds submitted from across the entire country. Its goal is to enhance awareness of Lincoln's rich contributions to world history and culture. Dr. Marilyn Button, Professor of English and Department Chair and Dr. Chieke Ihejirika, Associate Professor of History and Political Science are Project Directors. Their goal is to revitalize the humanities at Lincoln by hosting a series of faculty colloquia that are open to the public. In Summer 2012, select faculty from Lincoln, along with national and international scholars, will join together for a four-day Summer Institute that aims to enrich participating faculty and guests with a broader understanding of Lincoln's history and its relationship to the world; provide a context in which faculty can produce publishable research projects and articles; and shape a curriculum that encourages students to remember and emulate the achievements of famous alumni. The Summer Institute will host morning lectures, art exhibits, and tours of community sites that relate to Lincoln's history, including the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia. Faculty research will be conducted throughout the 2012-13 academic year, culminating in a two day Humanities Conference in Fall 2013, at which faculty researchers showcase their projects. This Conference will also provide the context for students to present papers and/or mount exhibits that were the direct result of Institute activities. A schedule of Institute events, including guest lecturers, tours, artists and performers, will be available in May. Susan Pevar, former Assistant Professor in the Office of Sponsored Programs, initiated the grant and assistance in implementing this grant is provided by Kate Slaugh Sanford, Ph.D., Grants Writer and Marion Bernard-Anderson, Assistant Director of Sponsored Programs. For further information, please contact Dr. Marilyn Button at 484 365 7568 or Dr. Chieke Ihejirika at 484 365 7203. ###### SANDRA M. PHOENIX Executive Director HBCU Library Alliance sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> 800-999-8558, ext. 4820 404-520-0593 Skype:sandra.phoenix1 1438 West Peachtree Street NW Suite 200 Atlanta, GA 30309 Toll Free: 1.800.999.8558 (Lyrasis) Fax: 404.892.7879 www.lyrasis.org<http://www.lyrasis.org/> Honor the ancestors, honor the children. Register now http://www.hbculibraries.org/html/2012meeting-form.html for the October 21-23, 2012 HBCU Library Alliance 5th Membership Meeting and the Photographic Preservation Pre-Conference in New Orleans, LA. The Pre-Conference and Membership meeting are open to directors and other librarians.