Humanities Initiatives for Faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, and Tribal Colleges and Universities, 2007 Division of Education Programs Announced: November 2006 Arizona Dine College, Tsaile (Outright: $25,540) Contact: Cristine Soliz, (928) 283-6557 Project: The Frontier of Native American Literature: Imaginative Paths to Discovery Description: A year-long series of workshops for faculty at Dine College that would explore Native American literature. California California State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles (Outright: $30,000) Contact: Mark Wild, (323) 343-2223 Project: Cultures of Engagement in an Era of Displacement Description: A year-long project and a four-day symposium to explore current scholarship in migration studies for faculty from California State University, Los Angeles, and neighboring Hispanic-Serving community colleges. Kentucky Kentucky State University, Frankfort (Outright: $29,862) Contact: George Weick, (502) 597-5924 Project: Reinvigorating Humanities Teaching and Learning through a Comparative Approach to World Literature Description: A program to enhance the comparative study of classic works of Western civilization along with selected non-Western and African American works for ten faculty members engaged in revising the core curriculum. Louisiana Grambling State University, Grambling (Outright: $75,000) Contact: Hugh Wilson, (318) 274-2524 Project: Enhancing the Comprehension, Appreciation and Teaching of Western Literature: from Homer to Shakespeare at HBCUs Description: A month-long summer program of study of Homer, Dante, Marie de France, Christine de Pizan, and Shakespeare for six to eight faculty members at Grambling and participants selected from neighboring Historically Black College and Universities. Minnesota White Earth Tribal and Community College, Mahnomen (Outright: $74,807) Contact: Nyleta Belgarde, (218) 935-0417 Project: To Sanction, To Give Authority, To Bring to Life: Gi-bugadin-a-maa-goom Description: The development of a digital resource to support the preservation and revitalization of the Ojibwe language and culture. Mississippi Mississippi Valley State University, Itta Bena (Outright: $30,000) Contact: Jianqing Zheng, (662) 254-3453 Project: Richard Wright: A Mississippi Writer Description: A project on Richard Wright and his works, to include workshops and the development of teaching materials, for faculty and school teachers from the Mississippi Delta. Texas Prairie View A & M University, Prairie View (Outright: $74,843) Contact: James Palmer, (936) 857-4050 Project: Reeling Them In: Invigorating the Humanities Through Film At Two Texas Historically Black Colleges Description: A collaboration between Prairie View A & M University and Texas Southern University to prepare faculty at both institutions to develop and teach courses on the history and the critical interpretation of film. El Paso Community College, El Paso (Outright: $28,255) Contact: Manuel Velez, (915) 831-2252 Project: EPCC Chicana/o Studies Humanities Institute Description: A series of workshops on Chicano/Mexican-American studies for faculty at El Paso Community College. Virginia Virginia State University, Petersburg (Outright: $30,000) Contact: Dirk Phillipsen, (804) 524-5521 Project: Freedom, Economics and Religion: Race and African American Experience in the Atlantic World: The Case of Petersburg, VA Description: Four workshops on the history of Petersburg, aimed at developing a model for teaching local history in a global context.