The following College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences faculty members were awarded a Niles Research Grant during the 2016–2017 academic year: Catalina Andrango-WalkerForeign Languages and Literatures/Spanish; Joyce ArdittiHuman DevelopmentKaitlin BoyleSociologyToni Calasanti, Sociology; Priya DixitPolitical ScienceMatthew GabrieleReligion and CultureThomas GardnerEnglishDennis HalpinHistoryMatthew Heaton, History; Eric Jardine, Political Science; Christine Kaestle, Human Development; Rohan Kalyan, Political Science; Bertranna Muruthi, Human Development; Nadine Sinno, Foreign Languages and Literatures/Arabic; Annie StevensSchool of Performing Arts/Music; and Brian Thorsett, School of Performing Arts/Music.