Faculty news

■ The Modern Language Association of America has awarded its 15th annual James Russell Lowell Prize to Stephen G. Nichols '58, Edward Tuck Professor of French and professor of comparative literature, for his book Romanesque Signs:Early Medieval Narrative and Iconography. The prize carries a $1,000 cash award and is given for an outstanding book written by a member of the ML A. Nichols's book, published by Yale University Press in 1983, was selected from among 70 submissions from academic and commercial presses from around the world. Nichols was cited for his use of modern narrative techniques to interpret early texts.

Surrounded by the fruits of their graphic labors are Charles Gibson, right, and GeorgannaTowne, the two designers in the Hopkins Center/Hood Museum Design Studio. With postersfrom past arts events on the walls behind them, they deliberate over the layout for a posterpromoting a current exhibition of works (including the Kandinsky watercolor used for theposter) that were given to Dartmouth by Hopkins Center architect Wallace K. Harrisoyi.