{"id":672,"date":"2023-10-17T10:25:41","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T14:25:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/orcs\/?p=672"},"modified":"2023-10-17T10:25:41","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T14:25:41","slug":"the-m-c-lang-fellowship-in-book-history-bibliography-and-humanities-teaching-with-historical-sources-application-open-through-november-17-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/orcs\/2023\/10\/17\/the-m-c-lang-fellowship-in-book-history-bibliography-and-humanities-teaching-with-historical-sources-application-open-through-november-17-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"The M. C. Lang Fellowship in Book History, Bibliography, and Humanities Teaching with Historical Sources (Application Open through November 17, 2023)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The following fellowship opportunity was forwarded to ORCS from our friends in Iwasaki Library. We are sharing it with faculty for whom it may be of interest.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are interested in applying, or have any questions, please contact&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:eric_asetta@emerson.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">eric_asetta@emerson.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>**************************************<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/orcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/image-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-673\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/orcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/image-3.png 600w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/orcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/10\/image-3-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rarebookschool.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rare Book School (RBS)<\/a>&nbsp;at the University of Virginia Charlottesville is now offering an exciting fellowship opportunity for those teaching undergraduates about book history:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/protect-us.mimecast.com\/s\/0IGiCxk5nWhQoK8JF8g-bc?domain=rarebookschool.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the M. C. Lang Fellowship in Book History, Bibliography, and Humanities Teaching with Historical Sources<\/a>.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Lang Fellowship is a two-year program designed to animate humanities teaching and equip educators at liberal arts colleges and small universities in the United States to enlarge their students\u2019 historical sensibilities through bibliographically informed instruction with original historical sources.\u00a0The deadline to apply is\u00a0<strong>Friday,\u00a017 November 2023\u00a0at 11:59 p.m. ET.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The fellowship includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>tuition waivers for two RBS&nbsp;courses&nbsp;(<a href=\"https:\/\/rarebookschool.org\/courses\/history\/h165\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">H-165. Book History, Bibliography, and Humanities Teaching<\/a>, and a second&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/rarebookschool.org\/courses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RBS course<\/a>), held in the summer months<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>an annual stipend of&nbsp;$1,500 for travel, housing, course books, and other costs related to the Fellow\u2019s RBS course attendance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>and the opportunity to apply for&nbsp;matching funds of up to $1,000&nbsp;each year of the fellowship&nbsp;to further the Fellow\u2019s efforts to foster book-historical humanities teaching at their home institution&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>RBS will be hosting an&nbsp;informational Zoom session&nbsp;about the program on&nbsp;<strong>Wednesday, 25 October at 7 p.m. ET<\/strong>. You may register to attend by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/protect-us.mimecast.com\/s\/ahgoCADoNEH1AM09sYlPhI?domain=docs.google.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">filling in this form<\/a>. The session will be recorded and shared if you miss the live stream.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about program details, the application process, and eligibility requirements, review the attached brochure, or please visit:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/protect-us.mimecast.com\/s\/0IGiCxk5nWhQoK8JF8g-bc?domain=rarebookschool.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/rarebookschool.org\/admissions-awards\/fellowships\/lang\/<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inquiries about the&nbsp;M. C. Lang Fellowship&nbsp;can be directed to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/protect-us.mimecast.com\/s\/7HcUCDkr1KhOlQpBukaQhd?domain=virginia.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rbs_lang@virginia.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About Rare Book School<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rare Book School (RBS) is an independent, non-profit, and tax-exempt institute supporting the study of the history of books and printing and related subjects, governed by its own board of directors. Founded in 1983, it moved to its present home at the University of Virginia in 1992.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>RBS is committed to supporting diversity and to advancing the scholarship of persons of every race, gender, sexual orientation, creed, and socio-economic background, and to enhancing the diversity of the professions and academic disciplines it represents.&nbsp;<br>RBS is also currently accepting applications for its&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/protect-us.mimecast.com\/s\/ftAXCERv8LC65KyWhB6IxI?domain=rarebookschool.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">scholarships<\/a>&nbsp;(due 1 November) and&nbsp;Mellon Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/protect-us.mimecast.com\/s\/oxjfCG6xvNfL5onJfYHr7a?domain=rarebookschool.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Junior Fellows Program<\/a>&nbsp;(due 17 November).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following fellowship opportunity was forwarded to ORCS from our friends in Iwasaki Library. 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