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Joan Harris One of Three Arts Leaders With UChicago Ties to Receive National Medal of Arts

President Barack Obama will present the National Medal of Arts to three arts leaders with University of Chicago ties, the National Endowment for the Arts announced today.The honorees are longtime University supporter and arts patron Joan Harris and architects Billie Tsien and Tod Williams, who designed the University’s Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts. The ceremony will take place on Monday, July 28 at the White House.

Chute Goes 'Outside the Box' in New Book on Contemporary Comics

Since joining the University of Chicago faculty in 2010, Hillary Chute quickly established herself as the campus’ resident comics expert. In addition to co-teaching a course on comics and autobiography with famed cartoonist Alison Bechdel, Chute organized a conference through the Richard and Mary L. Gray Center for Arts and Inquiry, which brought together the world’s leading cartoonists for three days of public conversation.

Turkish President Presents Cornell Fleischer with Order of Merit

Turkish President Abdullah Gül and Professor Cornell Fleischer

Turkish President Abdullah Gül awarded the Order of Merit to Cornell Fleischer, Kanuni Suleyman Professor, Ottoman and Modern Turkish Studies, at a June 11 ceremony at the Cankaya Presidential Palace. The Order of Merit honors significant contributions made by international scholars to Turkish civilization, language, and culture.

Faculty Members, Graduate Student Receive ACLS Fellowships

Four Division of the Humanities scholars received American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) research and teaching fellowships for the 2014-15 academic year. The fellowships were awarded to Robert Bird, Steven Collins, Paul Copp, and Andrew Cashner.

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