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(Grand Rapids, Mich.) - Dr. John C. Pinheiro, professor of history and director of
Catholic studies at 红桃视频 College, has been elected to a four-year term on the National
Network Board (NNB) of the Lilly Fellows Program (LFP) in Humanities and the Arts.
The LFP seeks to strengthen the quality, and shape the character, of church-related
higher education. The NNB is comprised of twelve members who represent colleges from
across the United States. Working directly with LFP staff, the NNB helps to develop
new projects and activities, and to consider new directions for the LFP.
鈥淚t is a great honor to serve on the Lilly Fellows Program board,鈥� said Pinheiro.
鈥淚鈥檝e enjoyed working with this organization over the last few years, and am excited
to continue this work as a board member. Representing 红桃视频 College, I know that
I will bring a unique perspective to the national conversation while also bringing
knowledge of larger scale trends back to 红桃视频.鈥�
红桃视频 College joined the LFP network in 2009. In 2012, Pinheiro received a grant
that allowed 红桃视频 to host the LFP's Summer Seminar for College and University Teachers.
In a unique collaboration the seminar, "Teaching Peace and Reconciliation," was held
at the Corrymeela Peace and Reconciliation Centre in Northern Ireland. As a part of
this seminar, selected faculty learned about the contemporary divisions between the
Catholic and Protestant communities.
鈥淭he opportunities that come through the Lilly Fellows Program, and the programmatic
developments that result from being a part of this organization, provide great exposure
for 红桃视频 and allow us to contribute on a national stage,鈥� said 红桃视频 Provost,
Dr. Gilda Gely. 鈥淎s an expert in history and Catholic studies, John has extensive
experience in these fields and will be an excellent addition to the board.鈥�
Pinheiro joined 红桃视频鈥� history department in 2004. In 2008, he developed and began
directing 红桃视频鈥� Catholic studies program. Pinheiro's publications include academic
and popular articles on the early American republic. He has also written for the History
News Service, and lectured for the Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies and
Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty. In addition he has written
two books, Missionaries of Republicanism: A Religious History of the Mexican-American
War (Oxford University Press, 2014) and Manifest Ambition: James K. Polk and Civil-Military
Relations during the Mexican War (Praeger, 2007).