Willson Center Faculty Fellows 2016-17

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Franklin College of Arts and Sciences faculty from an interdisciplinary cross section of research disciplines in the arts and humanities were selected as Willson Center Fellows for 2016-2017:

The Willson Center [Willson Fellows 2016-17]  has awarded its 2016-2017 Research Fellowships to twelve members of the UGA faculty in the humanities and arts. These fellowships are awarded in partnership with the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences. Willson Center Research Fellowships support excellence in arts and humanities research by providing course release from two normally assigned courses in one academic year.

The Willson Center Faculty Research Fellows for 2016-2017 are:

Yuri Balashov, Philosophy; LeAnne Howe, English; Kevin Jones, History; Amma Ghartey-Tagoe Kootin, Theatre and Film Studies and African American Studies; Peter Lane, Music; John Lowe, English; Barbara McCaskill, English; Cecília Rodrigues, Romance Languages; Amy Ross, Geography; Christopher Sieving, Theatre and Film Studies; Steven Soper, History; and Betsy Wright, Romance Languages.

Congratulations to this distinguished group and to the Willson Center for its continued support of important research in the arts and humanities. Full descriptions of each researcher's area of interest and project for the coming year are available here.

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