Nisrin Elamin named 2024 Fellow of the American Council of Learned Societies

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St. George

African Studies

Department of Anthropology

Faculty of Arts & Science

New College

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Assistant Professor Nisrin Elamin (photo by Diana Tyszko)

Nisrin Elamin, an assistant professor in the department of anthropology at the Faculty of Arts & Science and the African Studies Program at New College, has been awarded a 2024 American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Fellowship.

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.”

Elamin’s work investigates the connections between land, race, belonging and empire-making in Sudan and the broader Sahel region.

Her ACLS fellowship will support the completion of a book project titled Stratified Enclosures: Land, Capital and Empire-Making in Central Sudan.

Read the ACLS profile of Nisrin Elamin

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Lecturers, instructors recognized for excellence in teaching

rahul.kalvapalle — Fri, 07 Aug 2020 11:28:22 +0000

Lecturers, instructors recognized for excellence in teaching

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rahul.kalvapalle Fri, 08/07/2020 - 07:28

Faculty

St. George

Faculty of Arts & Science

Department of Philosophy

Women & Gender Studies Institute

New College

Department of Statistical Sciences

African Studies

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Clockwise from top left; Emma McClure, S. Trimble, Khalid Ahmed, Alex Stringer

The University of Toronto's Faculty of Arts & Science has recognized sessional lecturers and graduate student course instructors with Superior Teaching Awards for their exceptional contributions.

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.

The recipients of the 2020 Faculty of Arts & Science Superior Teaching Awards are:

Khalid Ahmed, senior lecturer, African studies program, New College
S. Trimble, sessional instructor, Women & Gender Studies Institute
Emma McClure, graduate student course instructor, department of philosophy
Alex Stringer, graduate student course instructor, department of statistical sciences

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