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2010 THE LINDA EISENMANN PRIZE
The History of Education Society is pleased to announce the creation of the Linda Eisenmann Prize for Distinguished Scholarship by a Junior Scholar in the Field of the History of Higher Education in the United States. The first award will be presented at the HES Annual Meeting in November, 2010.
The Prize Committee (Marybeth Gasman, Roger Geiger, and Bruce Leslie) solicits nominations for works that fulfill the following criteria:
- Subject: The History of Higher Education in the United States
- Authors: A Junior Scholar (i.e., PhD awarded since January, 2004)
- Genre: An article, essay, or book
- Publication Date: March, 2008 through February, 2010
- Prize: $500 plus travel stipend to attend 2010 HES Annual Meeting
- Further Information: Contact Bruce Leslie at: bleslie@frontiernet.net
Nominations may be made by the author, another scholar, or by the Prize Committee. Nominations may include two letters of support by scholars in the field. The work should be forwarded to the Prize Committee members either in paper (three copies) or as electronic versions. Please submit these by May 15 to:
Prof. Marybeth Gasman
Graduate School of Education
University of Pennsylvania
3700 Walnut St., Rm 423A
Philadelphia PA 19104
Prof. Roger L. Geiger
Higher Education Program
Penn State University
400 Rackley Bldg.
University Park,PA 16802-3203
Prof. Bruce Leslie (Chair)
History Department
The College at Brockport
SUNY
Brockport, NY 14420