African Studies / en Nisrin Elamin named 2024 Fellow of the American Council of Learned Societies /celebrates/nisrin-elamin-named-2024-fellow-american-council-learned-societies <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Nisrin Elamin named 2024 Fellow of the American Council of Learned Societies</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/community" hreflang="en">Community</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>rahul.kalvapalle</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2024-04-30T15:42:13-04:00" title="Tuesday, April 30, 2024 - 15:42" class="datetime">Tue, 04/30/2024 - 15:42</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/african-studies" hreflang="en">African Studies</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-anthropology" hreflang="en">Department of Anthropology</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/new-college" hreflang="en">New College</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2024-04/DSC_5098-Nisrin%20Elamin%202.jpg" width="2784" height="2376" alt="Assistant Professor Nisrin Elamin (photo by Diana Tyszko)"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><em>Assistant Professor Nisrin Elamin (photo by Diana Tyszko)</em></p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>Nisrin Elamin</strong>, an assistant professor in the department of anthropology at the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science and the African Studies Program at New College, has been awarded a <a href="https://www.acls.org/news/american-council-of-learned-societies-names-recipients-of-2024-acls-fellowships/">2024 American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Fellowship</a>.</p> <p>The fellowships are presented annually to “scholars who are poised to make original and significant contributions to knowledge in any field of the humanities or interpretive social sciences.”</p> <p>Elamin’s work investigates the connections between land, race, belonging and empire-making in Sudan and the broader Sahel region.</p> <p>Her ACLS fellowship will support the completion of a book project titled <em>Stratified Enclosures: Land, Capital and Empire-Making in Central Sudan</em>.</p> <h3><a href="https://www.acls.org/fellow-grantees/nisrin-elamin/">Read the ACLS profile of Nisrin Elamin</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">FAS</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Tue, 30 Apr 2024 19:42:13 +0000 rahul.kalvapalle 307696 at Lecturers, instructors recognized for excellence in teaching /celebrates/lecturers-instructors-recognized-excellence-teaching <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Lecturers, instructors recognized for excellence in teaching</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/teaching" hreflang="en">Teaching</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>rahul.kalvapalle</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2020-08-07T07:28:22-04:00" title="Friday, August 7, 2020 - 07:28" class="datetime">Fri, 08/07/2020 - 07:28</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-philosophy" hreflang="en">Department of Philosophy</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/women-gender-studies-institute" hreflang="en">Women &amp; Gender Studies Institute</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/new-college" hreflang="en">New College</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-statistical-sciences" hreflang="en">Department of Statistical Sciences</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/african-studies" hreflang="en">African Studies</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/undergraduate.teaching.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="&quot;&quot;"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">Clockwise from top left; Emma McClure, S. Trimble, Khalid Ahmed, Alex Stringer</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The University of Toronto's Faculty of Arts &amp; Science has recognized sessional lecturers and graduate student course instructors with&nbsp;<a href="https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/2020-superior-teaching-awards">Superior Teaching Award</a>s for their exceptional&nbsp;contributions.</p> <p>These annual awards recognize excellence in classroom instruction, innovative teaching methods and student engagement by sessional lecturers and graduate student instructors, as evidenced by the ability to help students develop an understanding of the subject matter and ability to create an engaging and rewarding learning experience.</p> <p>The recipients of the 2020 Faculty of Arts &amp; Science Superior Teaching Awards are:</p> <ul> <li><strong>Khalid Ahmed</strong>, senior lecturer, African studies program, New College</li> <li><strong>S. Trimble</strong>, sessional instructor, Women &amp; Gender Studies Institute</li> <li><strong>Emma McClure</strong>, graduate student course instructor, department of philosophy</li> <li><strong>Alex Stringer</strong>, graduate student course instructor, department of statistical sciences</li> </ul> <h3><a href="https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/2020-superior-teaching-awards">Read the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science story&nbsp;</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Fri, 07 Aug 2020 11:28:22 +0000 rahul.kalvapalle 165462 at