May 28, 2015
BLOOMINGTON, Ill.— Three Illinois Wesleyan University students have been awarded Mellon Humanities Scholarships. The students, their projects and sponsors are:
Student: Nicholas Berardelli ’16 (Orland Park, Illinois), philosophy and religion double major
Project: “Dhamma and the Hard Problem: A Neurophenomenological Approach to Consciousness”
Sponsor: Associate Professor of Religion Tao Jin
Student: Lydia Hartlaub ’16 (Shorewood, Wisconsin), English-literature major
Project: “Charles Dickens and America: Values and Differences in Social Reform between the U.S. and England during the Victorian Era”
Sponsor: Associate Professor of English Alison Sainsbury
Student: Anna Lowenthal ’16 (Petersburg, Illinois), English-writing major
Project: “From Chains to 2 Chainz: Slavery and Black Masculinity in Contemporary American Rap Culture”
Sponsor: Assistant Professor of English Molly Robey
The Mellon Scholars program allows students to conduct research with faculty members over the summer. The program is part of a $300,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for humanities initiatives at Illinois Wesleyan. Each Mellon Scholar is awarded a $4,000 stipend for his or her project.