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January 26, 2007|Volume 35, Number 15


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Campus Notes

Graduate student to read from her novel "FireWife'

Tinling Choong, a graduate student in East Asian languages and literatures, will read from her first novel, "FireWife," on Tuesday, Feb 3, 3-5 p.m., at the New Haven Public Library.

"FireWife" is the story of "eight Asian women, one photographer, six women she photographs, and a girl traveling in between lives." For more information, visit the website at www.tinlingchoong.com.


Historian Davis honored for his scholarship by the AHA

David Brion Davis, Sterling Professor Emeritus of History and founding director (now emeritus) of the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, was honored with the American Historical Association (AHA) Award for Scholarly Distinction.

The AHA Award is presented to senior historians of the highest distinction in the historical profession who have spent the bulk of their professional careers in the United States.

The citation read in part: "Over the past half century, no scholar has played a larger role in expanding contemporary understanding of how slavery shaped the history of the United States, the Americas and the world than David Brion Davis. ... [He] writes comparative history that cuts across boundaries of time and space, and cultural history that explores the intersection of ideas and social context."

Davis' 18 books include the Pulitzer Prize-winning "The Problem of Slavery in Western Culture," and "The Problem of Slavery in the Age of Revolution," which earned a National Book Award.


Chris Kielt named ITS deputy director

Chris Kielt has been appointed deputy director of Information Technology Services (ITS).

Kielt will oversee ITS Communications and will become the point of report for the ITS Finance and Administration group. He will lead key ITS projects as well as play an integral role in overall ITS management and leadership.

Kielt's most recent positions were as director of Integrated Administrative Systems; acting director of Business Services Improvement and acting ITS senior director of Enterprise Systems.


Recent symposium honored Juan Linz

The Department of Sociology, the Department of Political Science, and the Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies honored Juan Linz, Sterling Professor of Political Science and Social Science, with a symposium on the occasion of his 80th birthday on Jan. 20.

Speakers included David Apter, Robert Fishman, Philip Gorski, Karl Ulrich Mayer and Alfred Stepan. Robert Dahl and Stathis Kalyvas were discussants.

Linz is considered one of the world's most fertile, insightful and productive political sociologists. He has written on democratic and authoritarian regimes, democratic transitions and breakdowns, the role of democracy in political leadership, federalism and presidentialism, as well as on the relationship between religion and politics.


Yale junior is finalist for cross country award

Lindsay Donaldson, a junior in Yale College, has been selected as a finalist for the 2006-2007 Cross Country Honda Sports Award.

This award honors the most outstanding female collegiate cross country athletes in the nation. Donaldson was selected after her third-place finish at the NCAA championship last month.

American Honda will donate $1,000 to the women's athletic fund of each nominee's university, while the winner's program will receive $5,000.

Donaldson's accomplishments include a five-time All-America selection and NCAA scorer, twice in cross country, three times in three different events in track.


John Swing named director of special projects in adminstrative services

John Swing has been appointed director of special projects in administrative services.

Swing's most recent position at the University was as general manager of Commons Dining Hall, where he was responsible for operations, planning, budgeting and direct service delivery. Prior to that, he held a number of managerial positions in Yale Dining Services, including director of catering services for 11 years.

Swing is a gradaute of Yale College with a degree in music.


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ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIPS

In Memoriam: Economic historian Henry Broude

Junior faculty member Glenn Micalizio named Eli Lilly Grantee

Conference to explore documentary films on Iraq war

Exhibit features recent work by British painter Howard Hodgkin

Saybrook College to host teas with four distinguished journalists

Malaysian artist's work in batik is featured in ISM exhibition

Reopening gala kicks off center's Black History Month events

Sterling Library exhibit showcases images of 'Disappearing Africa'

English department to present staged reading of four plays . . .

Study questions use of addictive opioids for . . . treatment of back pain

The impact of open standards to be explored

DeVane Lectures location changed

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