Background
Kleiner, Elaine Laura was born on May 2, 1942 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Daughter of Eugene Michael and Florence Isabelle (Hoffman) Kleiner.
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Elaine Laura Kleiner
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Bachelor, Oregon State University, 1964; Master of Arts, University of Chicago, 1966; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Chicago, 1971.
Career
Teaching assistant, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1966-1967; instructor English, Wisconsin State University, Whitewater, 1966, 67; assistant Professor of English, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, 1969-1976; associate professor, Indiana State University, Terre Haue, 1976-1981; acting director honors, Indiana State University, Terre Haue, 1977-1978; director university studies, Indiana State University, Terre Haue, 1976-1985; Professor of English, Indiana State University, Terre Haue, since 1981. Managing editor Science-Fiction Studies, Terre Haute, 1967-1969.
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This Sacred Earth and Other Poems
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This Sacred Earth and Other Poems
Membership
Member, patron Terre Haute Choral Association, since 1980. Board directors United Ministries for Higher Education, Terre Haute, 1978-1985. Member Association Literature Scholars and Critics, Association Teachers Technology Writing, Indiana College English Association, Society for Romanian Studies, Indiana Teachers of Writing, Indiana Writers Association.
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Democrat
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Fulbright senior scholar United States Information Agency, Romania, 1989. National Endowment of the Humanities summer fellow, 1979. Indiana Arts Commission grantee, 1983, Indiana Humanities grantee, 1985.Fulbright senior scholar United States Information Agency, Romania, 1989. National Endowment of the Humanities summer fellow, 1979. Indiana Arts Commission grantee, 1983, Indiana Humanities grantee, 1985.