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566 BOARD O F T R U S T E E S [May 1? Chicago RONALD W. RICHARDS, director of the Center for Educational Development since September 1, 1979, has requested leave for the period September 1-October 14, 1984, and November 15, 1984-January 3 1 , 1985. H e plans to study for the World Health Organization the progress and problems of eight to ten innovative medical schools in different developing countries. On motion of Dr. Donoghue, this leave was granted as recommended. Appointments to the Institute for the Humanities, Chicago (10) T h e chancellor at the Chicago campus, on recommendation of the director of the Institute for the Humanities and with the concurrence of the dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has recommended the following appointments of senior fellows in the Institute for the Humanities for the academic year 1984-85 and for the program of research or study as indicated in each case. Senior Fellows 1 ISSAC BALBUS, professor of political science, to study the contribution of psychoanalytic theory to transformation of American child-rearing practices since World War I I . MARY J. CARRUTHERS, professor of English, to examine the importance of memory in late medieval culture as reflected in narrative poetry in late 14th century England. MICHAEL FRIEDMAN, associate professor of philosophy, to study the possibility of objective knowledge by examining Kantian themes in science and philosophy. DORIS CRABER, professor of political science, to investigate the production and meaning of audiovisual messages used in television broadcast. RALPH N. HABER, professor of psychology, to study the characteristics and processes of the human memory. S. CLARK HULSE, associate professor of English, to examine the process by which Continental aesthetics of the Renaissance evolved and were disseminated in England. MICHAEL D. LIEBER, associate professor of anthropology, to study the concept of knowledge of the Kapingamarangi people of Micronesia. CHRISTIAN K. MESSENGER, associate professor of English, to use theoretical critical approaches to investigate popular texts and their systems of communication and instruction. R. STEPHEN WARNER, associate professor of sociology, to examine the social significance of the conflict between liberal and evangelical ideologies in contemporary American protestant churches. T h e vice president for academic affairs concurs. I recommend approval. On motion of Dr. Donoghue, these appointments were approved. Amoco Foundation Awards for Undergraduate Instruction, Chicago (11) T h e Amoco Foundation has again provided funds to reward excellence in undergraduate teaching at the Chicago campus. An award of $1,500 is made for each instructional project. 1 Senior fellows in the Institute are selected from nominees by the Executive Committee of the Institute for the Humanities. Fellowships are awarded for independent work in all fields of the social and natuial sciences, the humanities, and the creative arts, as long as the work is related to the humanities. Those eligible for nomination are full-time faculty members at the Chicago campus.
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