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In the Know

A Newsletter of the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress

We at the Kluge Center extend our heartfelt support for all affected by this outbreak and recognize the need for connection in these difficult times. In that spirit, we introduce this newsletter to our supporters and friends who may be missing the intellectual stimulation of our panel discussions and author salons. Below please find helpful links to resources for viewing past discussions, blog posts, and updates for current fellowship applications. We will also use this newsletter to announce upcoming events. If you know others who may also be interested in our activities, please forward this email their way. As always, the Kluge Center remains committed to bringing the best in publicly engaged conversations your way. Be well, and let’s keep the conversation going.

JH, Director

Insights: The Kluge Center’s Blog

It’s a great time to check out the Kluge Center’s blog. We’ve recently published a Women’s History Month look at scholars in residence, an interview with a scholar of the history of energy security and energy policy in the US, and one post in which several scholars shared their most interesting recent finds at the Library.

Fellowship Applications:

We are still processing fellowship applications, and will be assessing whether deadline extensions are appropriate. Please respond to this email if you are currently applying or interested in applying for a fellowship and are having trouble meeting the deadline. Kluge staff will be in touch with you.

Currently open applications:

Kluge Staff Fellowship
Updated Deadline: May 1

Philip Lee Phillips Society Fellowship
Current Deadline: April 15

David B. Larson Fellowship in Health and Spirituality
Current Deadline: May 1

Library of Congress Fellowship in Congressional Policymaking
Current Deadline: June 15

Events:

Public events are currently postponed. Watch this space for updates as we continue monitoring the situation and decide when it is appropriate to begin scheduling in-person public events. In the meantime, dozens of videos of our past events are available on the Library of Congress Youtube.

Social Media:

Be sure to follow our Twitter account to get all the latest on our blog posts, open applications, and any future events.

We Want to Hear From You:

Do you have thoughts on what would make an interesting blog post? What about an idea for event programming when public events are back up and running? Please reply to this email or contact Andrew Breiner at abreiner@loc.gov.

In the Know #2: The Newsletter of the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress

We at the Kluge Center continue to extend our heartfelt support for all affected by this outbreak. This newsletter is for supporters and friends who may be missing the intellectual stimulation of our panel discussions and author salons. Below please find helpful links to resources for viewing past discussions, blog posts, updates for current fellowship applications, and information on virtual events. If you know others who may also be interested in our activities, please forward this email their way. As always, the Kluge Center remains committed to bringing the best in publicly engaged conversations your way. Be well, and let’s keep the conversation going.

John Haskell, Director of the Kluge Center

Events:

We’re pleased to announce our first virtual event, a Conversation on the Future of Democracy with Yuval Levin. It will go live on the Library of Congress Engage! page on May 13 at 2pm. Levin, a distinguished scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, where he is the director of Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies, will be interviewed by Kluge Center Director John Haskell.

They will be discussing Levin's new book, A Time to Build, which is a fascinating look at the importance of formative institutions in society, their deterioration in recent decades, and practical steps to begin addressing the problem. Get your free tickets here, and check this link on or after May 13, 2pm to watch the event.

We have more virtual events in store, so keep watching this space.

Research Guides:

Research guides are a great way to get to know Kluge Center Chairs, and their current and past holders. Check out our guide to the Chair in American Law and Governance, most recently Andrea Campbell. You can learn about Campbell’s work on the US welfare state, then go back and learn about past chair William Julius Wilson. Then take a look at our guide to the NASA/Library of Congress Chair in Astrobiology, Exploration, and Scientific Innovation, and learn about current chair Susan Schneider’s work on artificial intelligence.

Kluge Kudos and Media Mentions

Bruce Jentleson Receives Duke Alumni Teaching Award

William and Mary's Michelle Lelièvre Named ACLS Burkhardt Fellow

University of Michigan's Gabriel Mendlow Named ACLS Burkhardt Fellow

David Ignatius reviews Thomas Rid's new book, Active Measures:  The Secret History of Disinformation and Political Warfare in The Washington Post. Rid will join the Kluge Center as a Distinguished Visiting Scholar in the fall. 

Constanze Stelzenmüller writing on COVID 19 impact on governing in Germany for Lawfare and on how women leaders around the world govern during the pandemic in The Washington Post:

Insights: The Kluge Center’s Blog

There’s more than ever to read on the Kluge Center’s blog. You can read about how Kluge Center China experts view the relationship between the US, China, and the European Union, and how data and surveillance fits into the US-China relationship as well. Make sure to take a moment to pause for art with 2018 Kluge Prize recipient Drew Gilpin Faust. And with Earth Day recently gone by, look back to a great event we held last year on the famous Earthrise photograph and its connection to the environmental movement. Read about the first woman filmmaker at the turn of the century. Finally, you can look to the Kluge Center’s future with the announcement of our new cohort of Kluge Fellows.

Fellowship Applications:

We are still processing fellowship applications, and will be assessing whether deadline extensions are appropriate. Please respond to this email if you are currently applying or interested in applying for a fellowship and are having trouble meeting the deadline. Kluge staff will be in touch with you.

Currently open applications:

Philip Lee Phillips Society Fellowship

Updated Deadline: May 15

David B. Larson Fellowship in Health and Spirituality

Updated Deadline: June 1

Library of Congress Fellowship in Congressional Policymaking

Current Deadline: June 15

Social Media:

Be sure to follow our Twitter account to get all the latest on our blog posts, open applications, and any future events.

We Want to Hear From You:

Do you have thoughts on what would make an interesting blog post? What about an idea for event programming when public events are back up and running? Please reply to this email or contact Andrew Breiner at abreiner@loc.gov.

One Chhattisgarh Police Sub Inspector (SI) lost his life and 4 banned CPI-M Maoists were killed in an encounter near Pardhoni village under Manpur police station limits on Saturday.

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In addition, West Bengal will also request the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to increase the additional credit limit to MSMEs, to 30 per cent from the existing 10 per cent.

Economic slowdown hits activity, adding fuel to the fire

RIL's 35.2 million tonnes a year SEZ refinery processed 2.51 million tonnes of crude oil into fuel in March, a drop of 24 per cent year-on-year

Investment demand, though lower by 17%, was relatively better as sentiments towards equities turned negative and investors turned to gold's liquidity and safe haven status

The coronavirus cases in Maharashtra have reached 12,296, including 2,000 discharged cases and 521 deaths.

Students from the Muslim community received about 80 per cent of total scholarships offered under 20 Central government schemes in 2018-19, official data shows.

In a sensational turn of events, four departmental heads of the Rabindra Bharati University have stepped down alleging racist slurs targeted against them by state's ruling Trinamool Congress students wing members.

“There is absolutely no income coming our way due to the Covid-induced lockdown for over a month. As a result, most companies are facing the problem of paying the employee salaries in full for the month of April,” said National Restaurant Association of India president Anurag Katriar.

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India slid into the pandemic crisis in the backdrop of economic downslide; fiscal stimulus has to be structured

Packed settlements and common toilets make physical distancing an impossibility in Dharavi. Jyoti Shelar and Ajeet Mahale report on the efforts to stop COVID-19 from spreading in a 2.5-sq km area that has recorded more than 800 cases and 25 deaths

Students from the Gulf reaching the State will be given an opportunity to write the Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) and higher secondary e

Bee populations are declining because of pesticides and other human-generated activities. Some studies estimate that more than 40 percent of insect species' numbers are falling and that the numbers of insects at large decrease by 2.5 percent per year. While best known for their honey and wax, the practical value of bees as pollinators is enormously greater than the value of these products.