Brand awards arts and humanities research grants to 31 IU faculty members

By Susan Dillman

In a speech focused on the importance of the arts and humanities, Brand committed $4 million in funding to be awarded for research projects over the next four years. The funds were targeted for, but not limited to, professors in liberal studies fields. Brand appointed George Walker, vice president for research and dean of the University Graduate School, to oversee the committees that would set guidelines and make recommendations for awarding the grants.

"The funding that President Brand has made available will allow IU to advance and continue to foster its liberal arts curriculum," Walker said. "A strong arts and humanities background is the key component of a complete and enriching education."

Walker, in turn, formed a pair of six-member committees comprised of IU faculty from IU Bloomington, IU East, IUPUI and IU South Bend to review the 84 grant applications filed by IU faculty. The group discussed and voted on proposals, then forwarded their recommendations to Brand for approval.

“It is evident from the recommendations I’ve received that IU is most fortunate to have many talented faculty in the arts and humanities,” Brand said. “The first round of awards has clearly been a success.” He said his reason for setting aside the funds was a dearth in external funding opportunities for scholars and artists in the humanities and arts.

“Funding for serious research and creative work is becoming unavailable from other sources, and IU must find ways to support its own scholars and artists,” Brand said in his speech.

First-round research grant recipients

• David Brakke, IUB, Religious Studies

• J. Peter Burkholder, IUB, Music

• James Capshew, IUB, History and Philosophy of Science

• Claude Clegg, IUB, History

• Andre De Tienne, IUPUI, Philosophy

• Jonathan Eller, IUPUI, English

• Arthur Field, IUB, History

• Donald Freund, IUB, Music

• Lawrence Friedman, IUB, History

• Jeffrey Gould, IUB, History

• Nathan Houser, IUPUI, Philosophy

• Carl Ipsen, IUB, West European Studies

• William Jackson, IUPUI, Religious Studies

• Eileen Julien, IUB, Comparative Literature

• Stephen Katz, IUB, Near Eastern Languages and Cultures

• Dave Klamen, IU Northwest, Fine Arts

• Catherine Larson, IUB, Spanish and Portuguese

• Rosemary Lloyd, IUB, French and Italian

• Randy Long, IUB, Fine Arts

• Paul Mullins, IUPUI, Anthropology

• Carol Polsgrove, IUB, Journalism

• Jean Robertson, IUPUI, Fine Arts

• John G. Rudy, IU Kokomo, English

• Michael Satlow, IUB, Religious Studies

• Susan Shepherd, IUPUI, English

• Janet Sorensen, IUB, English

• Eleanor Turk, IU East, History

• Ronald Wainscott, IUB, Theatre and Drama

• Lesley Walker, IU South Bend, French

• Steven Weitzman, IUB, Religious Studies

• Albert Wertheim, IUB, English

• Robert White, IUPUI, Sociology

• Marianne Wokeck, IUPUI, History

• Jeffrey Wolin, IUB, Fine Arts

• Ilinca Zarifopol-Johnston, IUB, Comparative Literature

• Lyle Zynda, IU South Bend, Philosophy