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Welcome to ten new members

This month we extend a warm NCIS welcome to ten new members to NCIS: seven full members and three associate members. They hail from the USA, England, Scotland and Finland.
FULL MEMBERS
Dr Janis C. Bell (USA) gained her PhD from Brown University (1983...

SPECIAL GRANTS AWARDED TO SIX MEMBERS

NCIS Grant Awards Chair Dr Joan Cunningham reports that six NCIS members have been awarded a Special Research Support Grant (SRSG) of up to $150 in the second SRSG cycle of 2020. These small grants were offered to help offset research-related expenses and, exceptionally, were also open to...

WELCOME TO OUR FIVE NEWEST MEMBERS

We are pleased to welcome four new Full Members and one new Associate Member this month, unusually all hailing from the USA. Welcome one and all!
FULL MEMBERS
Dr Douglas A. Dixon (USA) earned his PhD at the University of Georgia. A native of...

Jeffrey B. Perry publishes Vol.2 of Hubert Harrison biography

The forthcoming (November 2020) Columbia University Press publication of “Hubert Harrison: The Struggle for Equality, 1918-1927” (https://cup.columbia.edu/book/hubert-harrison/9780231182638 ) follows “Hubert Harrison: The...

RESEARCH GRANT AWARDED TO DR GLORIA SALLER

The Grant Awards Committee has met for the Fall 2020 grant cycle, and has awarded an NCIS Research Grant to Dr Gloria Montebruno Saller to support her research project "Japanese American Atomic Bomb Survivors' Personal Experiences through the Lens of the Rafu Shimpo". Our hearty congratulations...

SPECIAL RESEARCH SUPPORT GRANTS #2

The impact of COVID-19 has meant conferences and research trips being cancelled, so our grants budget remains seriously underused. We are therefore rolling out a second round of Special Research Support Grants to help members in these difficult times.

These grants of up to $150...

WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST MEMBERS

A warm welcome to five new members from Denmark and the USA, all of whom were admitted to full membership of NCIS in the last month.
Dr Richard L.S. Evans (USA) holds a B.A. in Latin from the University of South Carolina; he was a regular member of the American School of...

New publication by NCIS member Jeffrey B. Perry

The forthcoming (December 2020) Columbia University Press publication of “Hubert Harrison: The Struggle for Equality, 1918-1927” (https://cup.columbia.edu/book/hubert-harrison/9780231182638 ) follows “Hubert Harrison: The...

SEPT 2020: WE WELCOME SEVENTEEN NEW MEMBERS

Over the four weeks up to mid-September our indefatigable Membership Committee processed a record number of member applications, accepting seventeen of them: 14 Full Members and 3 Associate Members, from the USA, England, Germany, Spain, India, Egypt and Russia. Their research specialisms are as...

SPECIAL GRANTS AWARDED TO NINE MEMBERS

NCIS Grant Awards Chair Dr Joan Cunningham reports that nine members have been awarded a Special Research Support Grant of up to $100, offered to help members offset research-related expenses. Exceptionally, these small grants were also open to Associate as well as Full Members who had been paid...

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