February 9, 2021

WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST MEMBERS

We are pleased to welcome three full and three associate members this month; spanning four continents, they hail from the USA, Switzerland, Taiwan and Egypt.
FULL MEMBERS
Dr Evan Dutmer (USA) is Instructor in Latin, Ancient Mediterranean Cultures,...

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February 1, 2021

PRF invites NCIS members to online "Work-in-Progress" session

Dear NCIS colleagues,
The Princeton Research Forum will be hosting an online "Work-in-Progress" session led by one of our members, Ashwini Mokashi, on Sunday, February 28, at 3 p.m.  We would be pleased if other independent scholars could join us.  (It is good to think that thanks to...

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December 21, 2020

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...

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December 1, 2020

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...

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November 30, 2020

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...

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November 14, 2020

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...

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November 7, 2020

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...

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October 19, 2020

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...

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October 19, 2020

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...

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October 8, 2020

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...

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