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U of M College of Liberal Arts faculty member wins prestigious award from the American Academy in Rome

MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL ( 4/18/2008 ) --Hisham Bizri, College of Liberal Arts (CLA) faculty member at the University of Minnesota, has been selected as a recipient of the 112th annual American Academy in Rome Prize Competition. The academy officially announced the award recently in the New York Times. Hisham Bizri

Awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship a year ago, Bizri, an assistant professor in the department of cultural studies and comparative literature and a filmmaker, received the award in the RomePrize’s visual arts category on the basis of his work to develop his film “The Last Day of Summer” from a screenplay he wrote.

“I didn’t expect to win, really, especially considering past winners such as artist Elliot Carter,” said Bizri. “I am from Lebanon, a small country, where I spent most of my life living in wars and never dreaming of joining the American Academy in Rome. But, I’ve had and have so much love in my life -- family, friends and colleagues -- so, maybe it is not so unexpected. I am very honored." more

Prestigious Guggenheim Awarded to Two College of Liberal Arts Faculty Members

Minneapolis/St. Paul - Two College of Liberal Arts (CLA) faculty members at the University of Minnesota have received 2008 Guggenheim Fellowships in the 84th annual U.S. and Canadian competition sponsored by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. more

 

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