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It is heartening news to learn that Bill Ivey has been appointed to lead the Obama transition team with responsibility for the National Endowment for the Arts<\/a>, the National Endowment for the Humanities<\/a>, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services<\/a>. Ivey has had a distinguished career as a folklorist. He currently directs the Curb Center for Art, Enterprise, and Public Policy<\/a> at Vanderbilt University, and has served as director of the Country Music Hall of Fame <\/a>in Nashville. He is past president of the American Folklore Society<\/a>, and chair of the National Endowment for the Arts<\/a> from 1998 to 2001.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It is heartening news to learn that Bill Ivey has been appointed to lead the Obama transition team with responsibility for the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Ivey has had a distinguished career as a folklorist. 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