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Associate Provost for Special Projects @keanuniversity Professor of History Kean University @keanhistory

Union, NJ; Wenzhou, China
Joined August 2009
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You're invited! ๐ŸŽฒ NJCH Board Game Night Fundraiser July 24 RSVP REQUIRED, ALL ARE WELCOME, $10 SUGGESTED DONATION! mailchi.mp/njhumanities/boarโ€ฆ
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We were pleased to discuss our vital #humanities work to preserve the Garden State's cultural heritage; empower veterans, community colleges, & citizens returning from incarceration; and bolster NJ communities and individuals w/ the tools & funding to share their untold stories.
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Our fortified advocacy team is back at it on the Hill today! Thank you to the Offices of @Congressman_JVD and @AndyKimNJ for meeting with us today. Joining the cause today are Board Members Jonathan Mercantini and Denise Coulter.
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๐Ÿ˜ฎ We've received a lot of interest about our next Community History cohort! No worries, there's still time to RSVP for our Info Session on Nov. 6 (noon-1 p.m.). Learn about program & eligibility guidelines, the application process & timeline! njhumanities.org/programs/coโ€ฆ
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The biennial $500 Annibel Jenkins Prize in Performance & Theater Studies is now open for submissions until 11/15 for best article in performance and theater studies published in a scholarly journal, annual, or collection between 9/1/22-8/31/24. For more: seasecs.org/annibel-jenkins-โ€ฆ
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MARTHA F. BOWDEN TEACHING PRIZE A $300 1st prize and a $200 2nd prize will be awarded at the 2025 conference to the best submissions on the subject of Teaching the Eighteenth Century. Submissions due 11/1. For more: ย seasecs.org/marthfbowden-teaโ€ฆ
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Office hours are open! Drop in this morning, this afternoon, or on any of our future dates to ask questions of our #Grants staff. njhumanities.org/event/virtuโ€ฆ
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More than 2,000 Kean University students will explore themes of environmental justice, sustainability and community in a fictitious African village this fall as part of the Universityโ€™s fourth annual Common Read. bit.ly/4govuLK
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Submission deadline for papers & panels for SEASECS 2025 in Savannah (2/6-8) is NEXT MONDAY (9/16), and if you can't get to your proposal this week, reach out to panel chairs directly THIS WEEK for extensions! (Email Elizabeth Kuipers for ind. papers): seasecs.org/2025-conference
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We are proud to be amongst the recipients of the current round of grant awards from @njhumanities. We canโ€™t wait to get started building our digital exhibits and a digital portal for our Family Ties: Stories that Inspire Community History project. Thank you NJCH for the support!
Thrilled to announce $216,319 in new grants, ranging from a theater-based discussion of antisemitism to oral histories of women living w/ HIV/AIDS to ethnography of Indigenous womenโ€™s role in preserving cultural/spiritual wellbeing in Native communities.
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๐ŸŒ๐ŸฟWe're so pleased that our past Incubation Grant recipient and Community History Program participant Shady Rest Country Club has received a $75,000 grant from The African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund, a program of @SavingPlaces! #humanities #NJ
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๐Ÿ—“ Submit your nomination for the Katz Prize for Excellence in Public Humanities by July 30! ยท For public humanities projects from NJ-based orgs that demonstrate community engagement & significant impact ยท $5,000 award ยท Self nominations *ARE* accepted! njhumanities.org/katz-prize/โ€ฆ
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We're excited to sponsor this event! The Tour de Elizabeth is a 15-mile bicycle tour that explores the diverse cultural communities of NJ's 4th-largest city, featuring a variety of contemporary and historical landmarks that showcase Elizabethโ€™s rich history, art & culture.
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Not to be that guy, but I perfectly predicted the #UFC304 main card Leon vs Belal Aspinall vs Blaydes Green vs Pimblett Mokaev vs Kape Chickadze vs Allen
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โฑ You've got a little over a month to read (or re-read) ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘’ ๐ป๐‘ข๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘› ๐‘†๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘–๐‘› by Philip Roth & ๐‘ƒ๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” by Nella Larsen in time for the Black Americans, Jewish Americans Book Club hosted by the Allen and Joan Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life at @RutgersU!
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Our 51st annual meeting will take place Feb. 6-8, 2025 in Savannah, GA. SEASECS 2025โ€™s theme is "The Past is Still Present: Reclaiming the Eighteenth Century.โ€ Panel proposals due 5/17/24 to [email protected]. Follow link for more: seasecs.org/2025-conference
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Listen to "Episode 2: UFC 300 Recap" by The Cornell Combat Sports Show. podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sโ€ฆ
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More advocacy for Kean University on Capitol Hill today as students visited Congressional offices and administrators met with federal agencies. #cougarsclimbhigher
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๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ: If your organization plans to apply for an Action or Incubation grant, a Letter of Intent (LOI) is rอŸeอŸqอŸuอŸiอŸrอŸeอŸdอŸ! The LOI must be submitted using our online grant system by ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿญ.
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