The Nannerl Keohane Distinguished Visiting Professorship at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University
DESCRIPTION: The Keohane Professorship recognizes the remarkable contributions of Dr. Nannerl Keohane during her term as President of Duke University, and the unprecedented level of collaboration she and UNC Chancellor James Moeser created between these two great institutions. The award was created in 2004 by Chancellor Moeser and is funded by Carolina graduate Julian Robertson and his wife, Josie, of New York (parents of Spencer Robertson '98) and the William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust. A press release announcing the Professorship is available at: http://www.dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/030404/depgaz4.html . The Professorship brings outstanding scholars, artists, or practitioners to the UNC and Duke campuses who will promote existing and encourage new collaborations between the two schools. Nominations are welcome for the FY08-09 academic year and for succeeding years. The committee seeks to identify five visitors to bring to UNC-CH/Duke over the next five years.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PROFESSORSHIP:
Responsibilities include
1. Working to promote inter-institutional collaboration and the enhancement of intellectual life at both universities by strengthening established or encouraging new collaborations;
2. Making a contribution to the teaching missions of both UNC and Duke, and in particular to the undergraduate curriculum, through a self-standing course or the co- teaching of one or more courses, or through a carefully planned series of guest appearances in a number of courses;
3. Delivering at least one major public lecture or performance.
The recipient is entitled to a stipend and funding for travel, research, and related expenses. Past recipients have typically spent a semester in the program, although the schedule can be flexible according to the recipient's schedule and available funding. Past recipients have catalyzed cross-campus undergraduate programs, conducted joint projects with Carolina and Duke research centers, taught joint Carolina and Duke courses, and delivered major public addresses.
APPLICATION PROCESS: Nominations may be made by any faculty member or administrator of either institution, but must be accompanied by the signature of the Department Chairs or appropriate Institute Directors at both institutions. Students who wish to make a nomination will need to do so through a faculty member or administrator. Nomination letters should include a statement about the qualifications of the individual and what programmatic benefits would arise from his or her appointment as well as an assessment of how the nominated individual has demonstrated the ability to work across departmental or institutional boundaries. A CV of the nominee should also be included. The joint advisory committee shall make its final nominations to the Provosts of each institution. The two Provosts shall make the final selection.
Nominations must be received no later than January 15, 2008 , and should be addressed to Noah Pickus, Chair - Nannerl Keohane Distinguished Visiting Professorship Joint Advisory Committee and sent to susan.booth@duke.edu . Questions can be directed to any member of the Joint Faculty Advisory Committee.
JOINT FACULTY ADVISORY COMMITTEE:
Steve Allred, Executive Associate Provost, UNC
Al Crumbliss, Dean of the Natural Sciences and Professor of Chemistry, Duke University
Joy Kasson, Professor of American Studies and English, UNC
Noah Pickus, Director, Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University (Chair)
Susan Roth, Vice Provost for Interdisciplinary Studies at Duke University
Lars Schoultz, Professor of Political Science, UNC
PAST RECIPIENTS OF THE PROFESSORSHIP:
2005
Dr. Geoffrey Brennan, Philosophy Program, The Australian National University
http://philrsss.anu.edu.au/people-defaults/brennan/index.php3
Geoffrey Brennan is a professor in the Social and Political Theory group in the Research School of Social Science at Australian National University in Canberra . Noted for his work in public choice theory, welfare economics, public finance and political philosophy, Brennan split the spring 2005 semester between Carolina and Duke, where he taught two undergraduate classes and worked with faculty on both campuses to develop a cross-campus undergraduate Program in Philosophy, Politics and Economics.
2006
Gerd Jürgens, Developmental Genetics, University of Tubingen ( Germany )
Dr. Gerd Jürgens is the founding director and research group leader for the Center for Plant Molecular Biology and a professor of developmental genetics at the University of Tübingen . A respected authority on the developmental biology of plants and animals, Jürgens taught one undergraduate and one graduate course open to students from both Carolina and Duke, and delivered a major address in April of 2006 at UNC as part of the Distinguished Seminar in Molecular Biology.
2007 (fall)
J. Lawrence Aber, Professor of Applied Psychology and Public Policy, New York University
http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/faculty_bios/view/J._Lawrence_Aber
Dr. J. Lawrence Aber, is a child development specialist. His research examines the influence of violence and poverty in families and communities as it relates to child development. He is currently teaching a joint undergraduate course for Carolina and Duke students, and conducting research with the Duke Center for Child and Family Policy and the UNC Center for Developmental Science.
2008 (spring)
Peter Gomes, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister, Harvard University
http://www.memorialchurch.harvard.edu/preachers/pjg.shtml
Dr. Peter Gomes, who delivered the 2005 commencement address at Carolina , has been Plummer professor of Christian morals and Pusey minister in the Memorial Church of Harvard University since 1974. Dr. Gomes will teach an undergraduate course that will be open to students from both Duke and Carolina , and a course in the Duke Divinity School .