Faculty Excellence
UAB Professor is State’s Best, Says Carnegie Foundation
Andrew Keitt, Ph.D., an associate professor of history in the University of Alabama at Birmingham College of Arts and Sciences has been named the 2010 Alabama Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
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Dr. Catherine Daniélou Awarded the 2010 Frederick W. Conner Prize in the History of Ideas
DFLL faculty member Catherine Danielou received this award for her essay entitled: "Our Days Pass Too Quickly: Madame De Sévigné and Aging."
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Carlos Orihuela's Recent Book Makes Impact in Peruvian Media
DFLL faculty member Carlos Orihuela's recently published Abordajes y Aproximaciones. Ensayos sobre Literatura Peruana del Siglo XX (1950-2001) has gained much attention from the Peruvian media.
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Japanese Distance Learning Course Receives Accolades
Japanese Instructor Tim Cook gains attention for his innovating online Japanese course. In collaboration with the DFLL, the Department of Communication Studies, and the Department of Theatre, Sinsei Tim has created quite an experience.
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Faces of UAB: Kerry Madden
The twists of Kerry Madden’s writing life wouldn’t be out of place in a novel. She has written several — and also published plays and poetry, scripts for soap operas, and a biography of Harper Lee. Her teaching career has been equally eclectic, including stints at several prestigious writing programs as well as workshops for teen moms in Los Angeles and foreign language learners outside Shanghai.
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Alison Chapman Honored for Excellence in Teaching
Thirteen faculty members were honored with the President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching during the annual Faculty Awards Convocation. One of the people honored was the Department of English's Alison Chapman.
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Bill Carter Gives Well-received Talk on Proust in Cabourg, France
Trouville et Cabourg, France -Dr. William C. Carter, the highest regarded American Proust scholar and Distinguished Professor Emeritus at UAB, spoke at a conference organized to give homage to Marcel Proust.
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UAB Researcher David Sweatt Highlighted on PBS Show NOVA
University of Alabama at Birmingham researcher David Sweatt and the work of his lab was highlighted on the Public Broadcast System television show NOVA.
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