LAS faculty receive spring 2024 CEAH research grants
The grants support scholarly work in the arts and humanities.
Tag: Sarah Dees
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Sarah Dees awarded 2022-23 American Fellowship
Sarah Dees, assistant professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, has been awarded a 2022-23 American Fellowship by the American Association of University Women (AAUW). During her fellowship, Dees plans to finish her book and begin work on a second project. AAUW is one of the world’s leading supporters of graduate women’s education. … Continue reading Sarah Dees awarded 2022-23 American Fellowship
US landmarks bearing racist and Colonial references are renamed to reflect Indigenous values
Sarah Dees, assistant professor of American religions, discusses the Ioway Creek renaming—and how it reflects a broader trend of selecting Indigenous terms to define sites of natural and cultural significance.
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Sarah Dees and Jeffrey Wheatley awarded grant from the American Academy of Religion
Sarah Dees and Jeffrey Wheatly, assistant professors in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, were recently awarded a regional development grant from the American Academy of Religion. The grant will allow Dees, Wheatley and their colleagues to organize a workshop for Scholars of American Religion in Iowa (SOARIA) and eventually develop innovative teaching and … Continue reading Sarah Dees and Jeffrey Wheatley awarded grant from the American Academy of Religion