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The Robert F. and Evelyn Nelson Wulf
Professorship in the Humanities

2013-14 guidelines and application (pdf)

The Wulf Professorship supports the development of new or substantially revised undergraduate courses that identify, examine carefully, and respond critically to ethical issues that confront individuals and society. Such issues might include but are not limited to:
• the structure and bases of human values
• the moral development of individuals
• the nature of character and integrity
• the appreciation of individual rights
• the nature of social responsibility

The Wulf Professorship seeks to promote open, critical examination of differing viewpoints and sets of values in an intellectually rigorous setting.

$4,000 Course Enrichment

The Wulf Professorship provides up to $4,000 for:
• curriculum development
• course enrichment
• guest speakers
• instructional materials
• classroom activities
• related research assistance
• other activities related to the approved course

$3,000 Summer Support
Wulf Professors must devote a minimum of 4 consecutive weeks during the summer to course development. In returen they will receive $3,000 (plus OPE) in summer salary support.

Team-teaching Option
Team-taught courses are eligible for a single Wulf Professorship award of up to $4,000 in course enrichment funds. In the case of a team-taught course, both instructors will receive $3,000 (plus OPE) in summer salary for curriculum development.

For more information, plese contact Julia Heydon, Associate Director, at jheydon@uoregon.edu or (541) 346-1001.

History
The Wulf Professorship in the Humanities was established in 1993 through an endowment made to the Oregon Humanities Center former OHC Board of Visitors member Robert F. Wulf and Evelyn Nelson Wulf.

Wulf Professorship recipients to date:

2011-12
Colin Koopman, Philosophy, PHIL 123: "The Internet, Society and Philosophy"
Elizabeth Reis, Women's and Gender Studies, and Mary Wood, English, ENG 410: "Introduction of Medical Humanities"

2009-10
Ellen Herman
, History, “Sexual Science, Sexual Politics”1994-95 Don Levi, Philosophy, “Approaches to Death”

2009-10
Brendan Bohannan
, Biology, and Ted Toadvine, Philosophy, “The Philosophy of Biology—Knowledge of Nature and the Nature of Knowledge”

2008-09
Mark Johnson and John Lysaker
, Philosophy, “Sources of the Self”

2007-08
John Davidson
, Political Science, “The Right to Life—Legal, Political, & Philosophic Perspectives”

2006-07
Evlyn Gould and Karen McPherson
, Romance Languages, “Great Romances: The World of Proust”

2006-07
Anita Weiss
, International Studies, “Islam and Global Forces”

2005-06
Mark Unno
, Religious Studies, “Dark Self East and West”

2003-04
Jeffrey Mason
, Theatre Arts, “Multicultural Theatre”

2002-03
Elizabeth Reis
, History, “Religion and Sexuality in American History”

2001-02
Deborah Baumgold
, Political Science, “Democracy in Theory and Practice”

2000-01
Judith Raiskin
, Women's Studies, “Literatures and Cultures of the Pacific Islands”

1998-99
Joseph Fracchia and Clare Lee
s, Honors College, “English and Comparative Literature, Embodied Cultures and Cultured Bodies”

1996-97
Ken Liberman
, Sociology, “Yoga: Theory and Practice”

1995-96
Robert Grudin
, English, “On Interpretation”

 

2012-13 Fellows

FACULTY RESEARCH FELLOWS

Mark Carey, Clark Honors College
Matthew Dennis, History and Environmental Studies (Provost’s Senior Humanist Fellowship)
Gantt Gurley, German and Scandinavian
Katharina Loew, German and Scandinavian
Jeffrey Ostler, History (Provost’s Senior Humanist Fellowship)
Michael Stern, German and Scandinavian (Ernest G. Moll Research Fellowship in Literary Studies)
Courtney Thorsson, English (Ernest G. Moll Research Fellowship in Literary Studies)
David Vazquez, English:

FACULTY TEACHING FELLOWS

Pedro García-Caro, Romance Languages (Robert F. and Evelyn Nelson Wulf Professorship in the Humanities)
Ben Saunders, English (Sherl K. Coleman and Margaret E. Guitteau Teaching Professorship in the Humanities)
Daniel Wojcik, English

GRADUATE DISSERTATION FELLOWS

Meagan Evans, English
Linda Konnerth, Linguistics
Carrie Adkins, History

GRADUATE RESEARCH SUPPORT FELLOWS

Feather Crawford, History
Lucy Schultz, Philosophy
Shu Yang, East Asian Languages and Literatures