Twenty EMU faculty earned sabbatical-leave awards for 2007-08, including 10 from the 18 departments and programs within the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS). Faculty can take leaves for many purposes, such as research, community service, professional or program development, and artistic, scholarly or creative activities. The leaves may be awarded for one semester at full pay or two semesters at half pay.

CAS faculty receiving a two-semester Sabbatical Leave Award, and the title of their projects, are:

Christine Hume, English language and literature, “Night in Ypsilanti.”
Jay Weinstein, sociology, anthropology and criminology, “Completion of a Statistics Textbook.”

CAS faculty receiving one-semester Sabbatical Leave Awards, and the title of their projects, are:

Jessica Alexander, communication and theatre arts, “The Little Match Girl Remix: A Theatrical Envisioning of Hans Christian Anderson’s Story as a Contemporary Edict on Homeless Youth.”

Kathleen Chamberlain, history and philosophy, “Gendering the Wild West: The Life of Susan McSween, Lincoln County Warrior and Pioneer Rancher.”

Steven Krause, English language and literature, “Blogs as Writerly Spaces.”

Richard Nation, history and philosophy, “Vigilantism in Indiana, 1865-1913.”

Robert Orrange, sociology, anthropology and criminology, “Individuals and Organizations.”

Krish Rengan, chemistry, “Accurate Measurement of Fission-Product Yields.”

James Sheerin, physics and astronomy, “New Radar Studies of the Ionosphere.”

Edward Sidlow, political science, “Explaining Presidential Success and Failure: FDR to W."