Press Releases | School for Advanced Research

SAR Announces 2022-2023 Native Artist Fellows

by Olivia Amaya Ortiz | May 5, 2022 | Blog, News, Press Releases

SAR Announces 2022-2023 Native American Artist Fellows: Hollis Chitto, Orlando Dugi, and Janna Avner.

SAR Awarded National Endowment for the Humanities Grant

by Lindsay Archuleta | Oct 22, 2021 | News, Press Releases

The School for Advanced Research (SAR) is proud to announce that it recently received notice that the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) will award the school $167,825 through the NEH American Rescue Plan, which provides relief funding for cultural and educational institutions to help them recover from the economic impact of the pandemic.

2021 Resident Scholars Colloquium Series

by operations | Sep 14, 2021 | News, Press Releases

SAR Announces the 2021 resident scholar colloquium series. From a presentation on race-making in Albania to an exploration of Indigenous perspectives on the WWII Manhattan Project, scholar colloquia are a unique opportunity to hear about each of the 2021 resident scholar projects from the researchers themselves.

SAR Welcomes New Board Members

by operations | Aug 16, 2021 | Blog, News, Press Releases

The School for Advanced Research in Santa Fe, New Mexico, is pleased to welcome six new board members: John Arroyo, Brenda J. Child, Estevan Rael-Gálvez, Steve Robinson, Don Siegel, and David A. Young.

Showing Our Strength: Resilience and Compassion in the Indigenous Southwest

by operations | Jun 11, 2021 | Blog, News, Press Releases

Free virtual event explores resilience and perseverance across pueblo communities over the last year.

The School for Advanced Research (SAR), in partnership with Thornburg, presents Showing Our Strength: Resilience and Compassion in the Indigenous Southwest (hosted online, July 8, 2021, 2:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time).

El Delirio Virtual Campus Tour

by operations | Jun 2, 2021 | Blog, News, Press Releases

We invite you to take a virtual tour of El Delirio. Learn about the origins of the buildings and the historical significance of the sprawling estate that is now SAR’s campus. Join your guide, SAR scholar-in-residence Nancy Owen Lewis, for a delightful online tour complete with archival and contemporary visuals from SAR’s collections.

2021 J. I. Staley Prize Awarded to Laurence Ralph for Renegade Dreams, Living Through Injury in Gangland Chicago

by operations | Apr 21, 2021 | Blog, News, Press Releases

The School for Advanced Research is pleased to announce that the 2021 J. I. Staley Prize will go to Laurence Ralph, professor of anthropology at Princeton University and director of the Center on Transnational Policing, for his 2014 book, Renegade Dreams: Living through Injury in Gangland Chicago (University of Chicago Press).

SAR Learns! $50,000 Awarded to Support Indigenous Artists

by operations | Apr 20, 2021 | Blog, Media Page News, News, Press Releases

The School for Advanced Research (SAR) is pleased to announce our new initiative, SAR Learns! Out of a desire to support intergenerational learning and creativity during the pandemic, SAR Learns! will assist with knowledge transmission specifically within the context of the ongoing pandemic. The program will distribute $50,000, utilizing re-directed grant funds, that will enable sixteen artists to launch or complete a variety of proposed projects.

SAR Announces 2021-2022 Native Artist Fellows

by operations | Apr 6, 2021 | Blog, News, Press Releases

SAR Announces 2021-2022 Native American Artist Fellows: Lehuauakea, Brandon Adriano Ortiz, and Juanita Growing Thunder Fogarty.

The Pandemic Shift: The School for Advanced Research Annual Report

by Sarah Soliz | Mar 31, 2021 | Blog, News, Press Releases

Every year SAR publishes its Annual Report, which describes accomplishments and acknowledges supporters over the previous fiscal year. Our 2019–2020 report is no different, and yet so much has changed, as President Michael F. Brown explains.