ACLS News

• Anti-Asian Bias and Asian Empowerment Movements Scholarly Resource List

  03/23/2021

  As ACLS President Joy Connolly wrote in our statement following horrific events in Georgia on March 16, 2021 and increased acts of violence linked to the COVID-19 pandemic over the past year, ACLS strongly condemns acts of hate and violence against Asians and people of Asian descent in the United States and around the world. 
   

  
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• 2021 Luce/ACLS Fellows in Religion, Journalism & International Affairs Announced

  03/23/2021

  Luce/ACLS Program in Religion, Journalism & International Affairs supports exceptional scholars pursuing research on the roles religion plays in public life around the world and who are poised to enrich public understanding of religion through media engagement.

  
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• ACLS Statement Condemning Anti-Asian Violence

  03/18/2021

  ACLS is angry and saddened by the recent increase in incidents of violence against Asians and people of Asian descent in the United States and around the world.
   

  
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• Transformative Black Feminism(s) Initiative by Treva Lindsey F’20: Centering Community to Affect Social Change

  03/18/2021

  For Treva Lindsey, Associate Professor of Women's, Gender, & Sexuality Studies at Ohio State University, tackling inequalities facing Black women, girls, and femmes continues to be crucial particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  
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• Frederick Burkhardt Fellow Kirsten Swenson Shares Research on Public Art in The American Scholar

  03/17/2021

  Kirsten Swenson F’20 is featured in Phi Beta Kappa’s The American Scholar, focusing on her research for a book about public art and urban landscape design.

  
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• Perspectives on Women’s History Month: Recent ACLS Fellows Share Work Uncovering History

  03/15/2021

  Following our Women’s History Month Scholarly Resource List and the first installment of Perspectives on Women’s History Month, ACLS is sharing excerpts from conversations with 2020 fellows whose work documents, centers, and uplifts women. From the influence of Black women in shaping modern Brazil, to the overlooked work of an American biblical scholar, their research brings to light previously unrecognized histories and impacts of women across the globe. 

  
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• ACLS Community Message for March 2021

  03/09/2021

  ACLS President Joy Connolly looks hopefully toward post-pandemic life, revisiting works by novelist and essayist Octavia E. Butler and learning about new developments in women’s history by our fellows.

  
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• 2021 Leading Edge Fellow Chris Hedlin Shares Story on Faith of Frontline Healthcare Workers

  03/09/2021

  For Chris Hedlin's first story as a religion reporter at PublicSource, she spoke with medical professionals about how they are drawing upon and adapting their faith during the pandemic.

  
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• Event Highlights: Forward-Looking Philanthropy

  03/09/2021

  On Wednesday, March 3, 2021 the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) presented the latest event in its Humanistic Knowledge in the 21st Century series, “Forward-Looking Philanthropy: A Virtual Conversation Among Funders and Black Scholars.” The discussion was moderated by Richard J. Powell, ACLS board member and Professor of Art and Art History at Duke University. 

  
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• Perspectives on Women’s History Month: Recent ACLS Fellows Share Inspirations Driving Their Work

  03/07/2021

  For Women’s History Month, ACLS reached out to 2020 and 2021 fellows whose work documents, centers, and uplifts women. Throughout March, we will be sharing excerpts from conversations about their current projects and the importance of humanistic scholarship and public engagement that supports and celebrates women.

  
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