CIC American Indian Studies

Graduate Student Site


On this page, CIC grad students will find updated information and links regarding CIC fellowship opportunities, seminars, workshops, and conferences, as well as a listing of community events that may be of interest.


For the official CIC AIS consortium homepage, click here.

Graduate Student Research Interests

W e would like to generate and publish on this site a list of CIC students and their research interests. If you are interested in participating, please compose a short paragraph that best describes what you do. Send your research statement, along with your name, home institution, and email address to arnoldl@newberry.org.

Upcoming Events (Conferences, Powwows, etc.)

Save the Date!! The 2007 Spring Graduate Conference will be held April 13-14 at the University of Iowa. For complete conference information, click on this link http://www.uiowa.edu/~aisa/


2007 Spring Graduate Seminar, "Researching Indians on Multi-Ethnic Frontiers," led by Lucy Murphy of Ohio State University. The seminar has begun--please talk to your peers and see how they like it!

If you have information on upcoming events that you would like for us to post, please email the information, including weblinks if available, to arnoldl@newberry.org.

D'arcy McNickle Center Brown Bag Colloquia

The McNickle Center typically hosts a colloquia series throughout the year, but for the 2006-2007 academic year, we have put the colloquia on hold. Please check back in fall 2007 to see a schedule for the new year! 

Important Information and Announcements


We have recently posted the CIC AIS consortium summary of activities. This summary spans all of the events and programs sponsored by the CIC in recent years. We also like to keep track of the goings-on of the CIC students. Click here to read the summary, which includes some of the professional activities of our CIC grad students. If you have presented at conferences, published articles, or engaged in other professional activities, please let us know and we will update the summary. Email Laurie Arnold at arnoldl@newberry.org.

For information on fellowship opportunities through the Newberry Library, please visit the McNickle Center homepage here.