Melvyn C. Goldstein awarded 2012 Frank and Dorothy Humel Hovorka Prize

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Melvyn C. Goldstein, the first American to earn a doctorate in Tibetan anthropology, will receive the 2012 Frank and Dorothy Humel Hovorka Prize at a ceremony to be held on Sunday, May 20 at Case Western Reserve University's Veale Center.

The award is given to those who have made "extraordinary contributions to their academic field and to Case Western Reserve." According to the Case Western Reserve University's website, the prize is the highest form of honor a faculty member can receive. Goldstein is the John Reynolds Harkness Professor of Anthropology at CWRU and Co-Director of the Center for Research on Tibet, which he founded.

Goldstein began his prestigious career in the mid-1960s while a graduate student at the University of Washington, where he interviewed many Tibetan refugees. After receiving this country's first doctorate in Tibetan anthropology, he became a faculty member at Case Western Reserve University in 1968 – chairing the anthropology department there from 1975 2002. 1985 he became the first Western anthropologists conduct field research in Tibet, and in 1987 he started the university's Center for Research on Tibet.

To read about all of Melvyn C. Goldstein's achievements over the years, including his pioneering research on the rare Tibetan marriage custom known as fraternal polyandry, please read the full article in CWRU's The Daily.

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Pema Chodron on Shantideva

www.pemachodrontapes.com. Pema Chodron's commentary on the teachings of the 8th century master, Shantideva. These teachings are the basis for Ani Pema's book, No Time To Lose. Excerpted from A95: The Bodhisattva's Way of Life, part 1, Berkeley, CA, 2002. From Pema Chodron's archivists, Great Path Tapes and Books.

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