Katie Porter (Law), director of the 2009 Obermann Summer Seminar "Borrowing to the Brink: Consumer Debt in America." and five participants of the seminar are co-winners of the 2009 Editor's Prize from the Amer. Conference of Bankruptcy Judges for the best article to be published in American Bankruptcy Law Journal for the year. The article was published prior to the seminar; a book based on seminar work is in the proposal stage.

Big Ten Iowa Magazine video with Katie Porter, Kevin Leicht and Jerry Anthony produced by Ben Hill and Diana Baculis.

Video of "Costs of Care: Directions in Health Care Reform" by Dr. Steffie Woolhandler

Audio of a Iowa Public Radio program "The fallout of Borrowing to the Brink" featuring seminar participants sociology professors Kevin Leicht (UI) and Deborah Thorne (Ohio State)

Scott McLemee's Inside Higher Ed column reviews and extends the discussion of the Platforms for Public Scholars Symposium held October 15-17 -- the most recent Obermann Humanities Symposium.

Bridget Draxler's live blog of Platforms for Public Scholars Symposium

• Current Scholars in Residence
• Interdisciplinary Research Grants for Summer 2010 - deadline Nov. 10, 2009
• Call for participation: Summer 2010 Research Seminar: Third Language (L3) Acquisition Workshop: Developing a Research Base. Application deadline January 5, 2010