Former College President Jane McAuliffe Appointed Distinguished Visiting Scholar—Dispatch August 13, 2013

Dr. Jane McAuliffe, immediate past president of Bryn Mawr College and a prominent scholar of the Quran, has been appointed distinguished visiting scholar at The John W. Kluge Center by Librarian of Congress James H. Billington. She began her tenure on August 5 and will spend 12 months in residence.

McAuliffe will use the Library’s rich holdings of Quranic commentaries and related texts to inform her current research: a multi-phase publishing project that seeks to make the Quran more accessible and comprehensible to those unfamiliar with it.

“Many Americans are eager to understand the religious beliefs of their Muslim neighbors and to appreciate the Quran as a major contribution to the world’s literature,” McAuliffe said. “Building upon my past work, this new annotated edition of the Quran and related writings will shed light on the text’s descriptive and proscriptive significance.”

Read more about McAuliffe and her research at:
http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2013/13-140.html

Learn more about senior scholar positions at The John W. Kluge Center at:
http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/fellowships/seniorscholars.html

The John W. Kluge Center was established at the Library of Congress in 2000 to foster a mutually enriching relationship between the world of ideas and the world of action, between scholars and political leaders. The Center attracts outstanding scholarly figures to Washington, D.C., facilitates their access to the Library’s remarkable collections, and helps them engage in conversation with policymakers and the public. Learn more at: http://www.loc.gov/kluge.