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Hugh
Meredith Flick, Jr.
Curriculum
Vitae
Silliman
College
505 College Street
New Haven, CT 06520-8248
(203) 432-0701
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P.O. Box 201786
New Haven, CT 06520-1786
(203) 432-0718
E-mail: hugh.flick@yale.edu
Education
| Dissertation | Professional
Experience | Professionally Related Activities
| Fellowships | Professional
Organizations | Language Skills | Publications
| Papers Delivered | Community
Activities | Other Interests
Education
| J.D. |
Quinnipiac
University School of Law, Hamden, CT
Quinnipiac Law Review Associate Editor |
12/95 |
| Ph.D. |
Harvard University,
Cambridge, MA
Department: Sanskrit and Indian Studies |
6/81 |
| A.M. |
Harvard University,
Cambridge, MA
Department: Sanskrit and Indian Studies |
6/81 |
| M.Ed. |
Lesley University
Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA
Education (Massachusetts Teachers Certificate 0199940) |
6/76 |
| A.B. |
Harvard College,
Cambridge, MA
Concentration: History and Science Cum Laude |
6/68 |
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Dissertation
"The Composition
and Proliferation of the Nitisastra of Masuraksa."
Director: Professor Daniel H.H. Ingalls, Wales Professor of
Sanskrit, Harvard University. This dissertation is an investigation
of the role of niti proverbs in the larger context
of the oral tradition in ancient India. The focus of this
investigation is an eleventh century Tibetan manuscript.
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Professional
Experience
Administration
Dean,
Silliman College, Yale University
Provide academic advising and personal counseling
for 460 undergraduates. Supervise the Freshman Faculty
Advising Program. Select and supervise the activities
of the Freshman Counselors. Enforce and apply the Academic
Regulations of Yale College. Work closely with the Master
of the College to provide co-curricular cultural, intellectual,
athletic, and social activities. Secretary, Yale College
Committee on Honors and Academic Standing. Committee on
Undergraduate Organizations. Sexual Harassment Grievance
Board. Alcohol and Drug Education Committee. Committee
on Teaching in the Residential Colleges. Undergraduate
Admissions Board. Health Education Advisory Committee.
Committee on Services for Students with Disabilities.
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1988-Present |
Acting
Associate Director, Harvard Summer School
Assist Director in all policy and administrative matters
of the Summer School. Direct operations of the Summer
School including registration, admissions, faculty, housing,
and student affairs. Develop and monitor budgets. Oversee
allocation of classrooms, dormitories, and office space
for the Summer School. Assist the Director in selection
of faculty and development of curriculum. |
1987-88 |
Dean
of Students, Harvard Summer School
Supervise the planning and delivery of all student services.
Supervise the Dean's Senior Staff and the Dean's Office
Staff. Provide reports to the Director of the Summer School.
Organize student affairs and activities. Maintain discipline.
|
1982-87 |
Head
Tutor, Folklore and Mythology, Harvard University
Ensure that all concentrators meet degree requirements.
Present degree recommendations to Committee on Degrees
in Folklore and Mythology. File all reports and update
all annual publications as required by the Deans and Registrar
of Harvard College. Supervise the Tutorial Program in
Folklore and Mythology. |
1979-88 |
Treasurer,
Folklorists in New England, Inc.
Collect and disburse all funds controlled by FINE. |
1987 |
President,
Folklorists in New England, Inc.
Organize meetings and handle all official correspondence
for this society of professional academic and public sector
folklorists |
1986-87 |
Officer,
United States Navy
U.S.S. Waddell (DDG-24) Damage Control Assistant
Supervise the activities of shipfitters, electricians,
and damage controlmen. Oversee the budget for division.
Organize the damage control training for the entire ship.
Vietnam Veteran.
U.S.S. Noxubee (AOG-56) Engineer Officer
Supervise the Engineering Department personnel. Prepare
and oversee the Engineering Department budget. Maintain
and repair all of the machinery on the ship. Perform duties
as Officer of the Deck. |
1968-72 |
Teaching
Visiting
Professor, Department of Sanskrit, University
of Poona, Poona, India
Lecture on topics in Indian Folklore and Mythology and
teach Introductory Tibetan language. |
1989 |
Lecturer,
Department of Religious Studies, Yale University
Courses taught include Creation Myth, Traditional Epic,
and Narrative Traditions of India. |
1988-Present |
Assistant
Professor of Folklore and Mythology, Harvard
University
Courses taught include Introduction to Folklore and Mythology,
Myth, Traditional Epic, Folktale, Ballad, American Folklore,
and Narrative Traditions of India. |
1982-88 |
| Lecturer
on Folklore and Mythology, Harvard University
|
1981-82 |
| Instructor
in Folklore and Mythology, Harvard University
|
1980-81 |
Advising
and Counseling
Sexual
Harassment Grievance Board, Yale University
Counsel students on matters involving sexual harassment.
Hear formal complaints and recommend disciplinary action
to the Dean of Yale College. |
1990-94 |
Alcohol
and Drug Education Committee, Yale University
Supervise and train student Peer Substance Abuse Educators.
Organize programs and alcohol-free activities for students.
Make recommendations on alcohol and drug related policies
to the Dean of Yale College. |
1989-Present |
Faculty
Adviser, Project ADD (Project Alcohol and Drug Dialogue),
Harvard University
Provide training and support for this student peer counseling
and education service for all problems connected with
substance abuse. |
1986-88 |
Freshman
Faculty Adviser, Harvard University
Provide academic advising and counseling for Harvard freshmen.
Provide personal counseling as necessary. |
1984-88 |
Head
Tutor, Folklore and Mythology, Harvard University
Supervise the academic programs of Folklore and Mythology
concentrators. Advise students concerning leaves of absence,
opportunities for study abroad, and fellowship opportunities.
|
1979-88 |
Resident
Tutor, South House, Harvard University
Provide personal counseling and advising for students
on a 24 hr/day availability basis. Organize and support
student activities in the House. |
1979-84 |
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Professionally
Related Activities
Advisory
Board - "Long Ago and Far Away" - WGBH Educational
Foundation, Allston, MA
Advise the staff production of a grant proposal for this
project involving media presentation of traditional folktales
and literary classics for children. |
1986-Present |
Folklife
and Ethnic Arts Panel - Massachusetts Council
on the Arts and Humanities, Boston, MA
Read and evaluate grant proposals for folklore and folklife
initiatives. Make recommendations to the Council on the
Arts and Humanities for funding grants. |
1987 |
Organizer,
Annual Folklore Colloquium, Folklorists In New
England
Issue call for papers from professional folklorists. Make
all logistical arrangements for the colloquium. Prepare
agenda. |
5/86, 5/87
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Consultant
- Massachusetts Council on the Arts and Humanities,
Boston, MA
Read and evaluate folklore and folklife initiative grant
proposals. Review and evaluate the effectiveness of the
Office of the Massachusetts State Folklorist. |
1986 |
Board
of Advisers - Refugee Arts Group, Arlington
MA
Provide advice and support for programs and workshops
designed to encourage refugees from Southeast Asia to
continue their traditional ethnic arts and festivals.
|
1986 |
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Fellowships
Fulbright
Fellowship, India
Lecturing fellowship to India. Lectures given at University
of Poona, University of Madras, Madurai Kamraj University,
University of Bangalore, University of Mysore, Dvanyaloka
Institute (Mysore), and Central Indian Institute of Languages
(Mysore). |
7/89-12/89 |
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Professional
Organizations
Member - National
Association of College and University Attorneys, Washington,
DC
Member - American
Bar Association, Chicago, IL
Member - Bar of
the State of Connecticut
Member - Bar of
the State of Georgia
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Language
Skills
Sanskrit (good reading
ability)
Urdu (good reading
ability, fair speaking ability)
Hindi (good reading
ability, fair speaking ability)
German (good reading
ability, fair speaking ability)
Spanish (good reading
ability, fair speaking ability)
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Publications
2002. Review of
Rethinking the Mahabharata: A Reader s Guide to the Education
of the Dharma King. Alf Hiltebeitel. Chicago: The University
of Chicago Press, 2001. Asian Folklore Studies: in
press.
2000. Review of
Rethinking India s Oral and Classical Epics: Draupadi
Among he Rajputs, Muslims, and Dalits. Alf Hiltebeitel.
Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1999. Asian Folklore
Studies Vol.LIX-2.
2000. "The
Revels and Folklore" in About Revels. Elizabeth
Mayer, editor. Oakland, CA: California Revels Press.
1998. Review of
Love Song of the Dark Lord: Jayadeva s Gitagovinda.
Barbara Stoller Miller (editor and translator). New York:
Columbia University Press, 1997. Asian Folklore Studies
Vol. LVII-2
1997. Review of
The Two-Headed Deer: Illustrations of the Ramayana in Orissa.
Joanna Williams. Berkeley: University of California Press,
1996. Asian Folklore Studies Vol. LVI-1.
1996. Carrying
Enemies on Your Shoulder: Indian Folk Wisdom in Tibet.
New Delhi, India: Indian Books Centre.
1993. Review of
The Myths of Narasimha and Vamana: Two Avatars in Cosmological
Perspective. Deborah
Soifer. Albany: State University of new York Press, 1991.
Asian Folklore Studies Vol. LII-1.
1988. Review of
RgVeda as the Key to Folklore. Carsten Brengenhoj.
Kobenhaven: Nyt Nordisk Forlag
Arnold Busck, 1987. Asian Folklore Studies Vol. XLVII-1.
1987. Review of
Folktales of India. Brenda Beck and Peter Claus, eds.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press,
1986. Asian Folklore Studies Vol. XLVI-2.
1986. Review of
Studies in Indian Folk Traditions. Ved Prakash Vatuk.
New Delhi: Manohar Publications, 1979. Asian Folklore Studies
Vol. XLV-1.
1985. Videotape
Production. "East of Inman: The Ethnic Businesses of
Cambridge Street." (14 minutes).
Co-produced with Mr. Lou Carreras, Director of the Cambridge
Heritage Center.
1985. Videotape
Production. "For the Glory of the Saints: The Festival
of Saints Cosmas and Damien in
Cambridge." (28 minutes). Co-produced with Mr. Lou Carreras,
Director of the Cambridge Heritage
Center.
1983. Review of
Ancient Indian Magic and Religion. Margaret Stutley.
Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1980.
Asian Folklore Studies Vol. XLII-1.
1983. "The
Transmission of Folk Wisdom in Ancient India," Folklore,
Myth and Oral History, The Harvard
Advocate, Vol. CXVII, Number 3A.
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Papers
Delivered
April 2001. Chair
of Cultural and Historical Perspectives Panel, International
Conflict Resolution Group Conference, Bordering
on Peace: A Conference on India-Pakistan Relations. Yale
University.
October 1989: "Rites
of Passage in Traditional Literature," Presentation for
Indian National Broadcasting
Company (Durdarshan), Madurai Kamraj University, Madurai,
India.
December 1986: "The
Going Beyond Limits Narrative Pattern in Ancient Indian Literature,"
Modern
Language Association Meeting, New York, N.Y.
October 1986: "The
Cosmas and Damien Festival as an Expression of Group Identity,"
American Folklore
Society Meeting, Baltimore, MD.
May 1986: "The
Cosmas and Damien Festival in East Cambridge," Harvard
University Folklore and
Mythology Colloquium, Cambridge, MA.
October 1985: "The
Heroic Cycle of Vikramaditya in Ancient India," American
Folklore Society Meeting,
Cincinnati, OH.
October 1984: "The
Pancatantra and the Oral Tradition in Ancient India,"
American Folklore Society
Meeting, San Diego, CA.
October 1983: "Niti
Subhasitas: Proverbial Folk Utterances of Ancient India,"
American Folklore Society
Meeting, Nashville, TN.
October 1981: "The
Oral Tradition in Ancient India", American Folklore Society
Meeting, San Antonio, TX.
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Community
Activities
| Coach,
East Cambridge Little League, Cambridge, MA |
1978-1981 |
| Coach,
Youth Soccer, Lexington, MA |
1986-1987 |
| Volunteer,
Downtown Soup Kitchen, New Haven, CT |
1988-1995 |
| Volunteer,
Habitat for Humanity, New Haven, CT |
1995-Present |
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Other
Interests
Sports (ice hockey,
baseball, and tennis), aerobics, nautilus and weight lifting,
hiking, canoeing, gardening, home renovation, and woodworking.
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