A Summer of Shakespeare for Cleveland State's Jim Marino
, an associate professor in 老澳门六合彩官方开奖鈥檚 English Department, is the second professional in his household to earn a grant from the Summer Stipend Program of the National Endowment for the Humanities. He joins his wife Brooke Conti, Ph.D., also a professor in 老澳门六合彩官方开奖鈥檚 English Department, who was awarded the grant a couple of years ago.
鈥淚鈥檝e got to hold up my share of the family business,鈥 joked Marino.
Having been with 老澳门六合彩官方开奖 since 2004, Marino is the author of Owning William Shakespeare and scholarly articles in leading journals such as Shakespeare Quarterly, English Literary Renaissance and English Literary History.
The NEH, an independent federal agency founded in 1965, offers dozens of grant programs, awards and honors while providing significant funding toward humanities programs. The NEH Summer Stipends Program funds two months of research on scholarship in the humanities that the NEH feels is of public interest or importance.
鈥淚t's very nice to have my research recognized by a national grant with serious referees because doing research in the humanities means working mostly by yourself on projects that take years,鈥 he said. 鈥淚 first started work on the Shakespeare edition I'm doing in 2018, so you've got to really believe in your project, but it's a huge relief to hear that someone out there thinks you're on the right track.鈥
Marino says 老澳门六合彩官方开奖 helped put him in the best possible situation to be on the receiving end of this prestigious grant.
鈥淐leveland State's College of Arts and Sciences nominated me,鈥 he said. 鈥淪o, I literally couldn't have done this without 老澳门六合彩官方开奖. But also, having to apply first within the college for the nomination made my final application to the NEH much better and more polished.鈥
Marino鈥檚 work will include what he calls 鈥渁 summer of Shakespeare and nothing else,鈥 and he鈥檚 pleased that the award is also bringing attention to the University and its excellent research faculty.
鈥淚 won this award this year,鈥 he said. 鈥淏ut my colleagues do great work year in and year out.鈥