@newspaperarticle {66941,
	title = {American Academy of Arts and Sciences Names Manela Visiting Scholar},
	year = {2009},
	month = {Jan 26, 2009},
	publisher = {American Academy of Arts and Sciences},
	abstract = {Erez Manela, the Dunwalke Associate Professor of American History at Harvard University, is among eight individuals who have been awarded fellowships as part of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences{\textquoteright} Visiting Scholars Program for 2009. The fellowship program supports scholars and practitioners in the early stages of their careers{\textemdash}both post-doctoral fellows and untenured junior faculty{\textemdash}who show potential of becoming leaders in the humanities, policy studies, and social sciences. 

\&quot;Fellowships in the humanities and social sciences are limited,\&quot; noted Academy Chief Executive Officer Leslie Berlowitz. \&quot;Our experience shows that these types of fellowships can be a significant factor in developing the careers of new scholars.\&quot;During his residency in Cambridge, Manela will be working on a project titled, \&quot;The Eradication of Smallpox: An International History.\&quot; The project is a study of the World Health Organization{\textquoteright}s Global Smallpox Eradication Program, which provides insight into the history of the Cold War, postcolonial international relations, the role of transnational organizations in globalization, and the development of modern medicine and international public health. 

Manela directs undergraduate programs at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard and authored The Wilsonian Moment: Self-Determination and the International Origins of Anticolonial Nationalism (Oxford University Press, 2007). He received his PhD from Yale University and his undergraduate degree from Hebrew University in Jerusalem.The Academy fellowships combine the scholars{\textquoteright} individual research with participation in the many ongoing programs and activities at the Academy, including the opportunity to interact with Academy Fellows, who bring an unparalleled wealth of knowledge from diverse scholarly and professional backgrounds.\&quot;The Academy{\textquoteright}s Visiting Scholars Program gives emerging scholars the chance to engage in studies of complex social and intellectual issues in an environment that is both interdisciplinary and intergenerational,\&quot; Berlowitz added. Launched in 2002, the Visiting Scholars Program is co-chaired by Patricia Meyer Spacks, former President of the Academy, and Edgar F. Shannon Professor of English Emerita at the University of Virginia.During the program{\textquoteright}s first six years, 53 emerging academic leaders have participated. They have gone on to secure teaching and research positions at Columbia, Harvard, Northwestern, Yale, Case Western Reserve, and Boston universities, among others, and have used their residency at the Academy to complete more than 40 books and numerous articles. },
	url = {http://www.amacad.org/default.aspx}
}
