Center for Arts and Humanities fellowship awards
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The WSU Center for Arts and Humanities (CAH) and the Office of Research awarded 2019 fellowships to eight faculty representing fine arts, history, and music, as well as politics, philosophy, and public affairs, and design and construction.
Each award supports faculty professional goals and advances university‑wide arts and humanities initiatives. The fellowships will support exhibitions, music recordings, research travel, and course releases. Many of these activities will lead to publications. In addition » More …
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