Liana Chen, Assistant Professor of Chinese Language and Literature, has been awarded a year-long research fellowship from the American Council of Learned Societies. She will spend her sabbatical year (2013-14) working on her monograph, "Staging the Empire: A History of Qing Court Theatre, 1662-1924."
The official award letter notes that "American Council of Learned Societies and Henry Luce Foundation research fellowships seek to maintain the vitality of China Studies in the U.S. through fellowships and grants designed primarily for scholars early in their careers," and congratulates Prof. Chen for being "selected from a very strong pool of applicants."
Expressing her gratitude to various colleagues and units, Dr. Chen said, "Needless to say, I am very grateful to your support and guidance over the past three years. The award of the Columbian College Facilitating Fund (CCFF) in 2012 has been absolutely instrumental and really boosted my chance of getting the ACLS fellowship. My ACLS project grew out of my earlier project supported by CCFF."