Announcement, NEH Summer (2014) Institute, “America’s East Central Europeans: Migration and Memory”

[Alan Timberlake]

Dear SEELANGers,


With this I would like to draw your attention to an upcoming Summer 
Institute, funded by the National Endowment of Humanities, to be held at 
Columbia this coming June**8-29.The topic is “America’s East Central 
Europeans: Migration and Memory.”


Quick facts to note are that the application deadline is March 4; the 
Institute provides a stipend of $2700 to participants.The Institute is 
described in full on the website http://nehsummerinst.columbia.edu/, 
which includes information about the application process, presenters, 
schedule, and housing. Questions may be addressed to Co-Director Robert 
Davis (rhd2106 at Columbia.edu <mailto:rhd2106 at Columbia.edu>, 212 854-4701).


Allow me to add some less bureaucratic observations.While I’m the PI for 
this project, this Institute is the really the work of Edward Kasinec 
and Robert Davis, experienced hands at designing and administering 
summer NEH institutes.I spent some time as a private citizen at last 
summer’s institute, on Russia immigration, and observed several 
things.The plan and overall design were superb.The Institute ran crisply 
and smoothly.Invited speakers, thoughtfully selected by the 
co-directors, gave presentations on a high level. The participants were 
thoroughly engaged and quickly formed an active community.  The same can 
be expected this summer.


I might add the further informal comment that the NEH, and also the 
local organizers, want this institute to be inclusive of participants 
from the full range of educational institutions, and we welcome 
applications from people at small colleges and universities.


Yours truly,
Alan Timberlake
Director, East Central European Center, Columbia University
Principal Investigator, NEH Summer Institute: “America’s East Central 
Europeans: Migration and Memory”


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