Monday, March 19, 2012
Nebraska Press book wins Bancroft Prize
"Empires, Nations, and Families: A History of the North American West, 1800-1860," by Anne F. Hyde, published in 2011 by the University of Nebraska Press, has been awarded the 2012 Bancroft Prize.
The Bancroft Prize is awarded annually by the trustees of Columbia University to three books published on the subjects of American history and diplomacy. It is among the most prestigious prizes in the field. Read more about this award and others in Today@UNL.
Strategic Enrollment Plan released, feedback requested
The Enrollment Management Council has released a report summarizing the university's preliminary plans to address the chancellor's enrollment growth goals. Titled the Campus Blueprint, the report is designed to provide the UNL community with an understanding of our enrollment situation and strategies for increased recruitment and retention. The members of the Enrollment Management Council ask that you read the plan and share your reactions with us.
The feedback we receive from you and your colleagues across the campus and the state will be used to improve upon our plans moving forward. If you have any questions about this report, please contact Alan Cerveny at or your representative on the Enrollment Management Council.
Kenneth Price
UNL's Price to give Smithsonian talk
UNL scholar Ken Price will discuss the personal, historic and artistic forces that shaped Walt Whitman during his Civil War years in Washington, D.C., at a Smithsonian Institution program in the nation's capital on March 20.
Price, the Hillegass University Professor of American Literature at UNL and co-director of the Center for Digital Research in the Humanities, will present a talk titled "Walt Whitman and Civil War Washington." The event is sponsored by The Smithsonian Associates, which is the largest and most esteemed museum-based continuing education program in the nation. Read more about this talk in Today@UNL.
2011 Water for Food proceedings available
The Proceedings of the 2011 Water for Food Conference, held May 1-4, 2011, is available online. The "Paths to Solutions" publication includes summaries of plenary speakers' presentations, panel discussions, poster competition, photos and a participants list.
The full publication and more information is available on the Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute website.
