April 11, 2019
On April 9, 2019, the Board of Trustees of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation approved the awarding of Guggenheim Fellowships to a diverse group of 168 scholars, artists, and writers. Appointed on the basis of prior achievement and exceptional promise, the successful candidates were chosen from a group of almost 3,000 applicants in the Foundation’s ninety-fifth competition.
Congratulations to the nine Columbia professors named 2019 Guggenheim Fellows:
- Rachel Adams, Professor of English and Comparative Literature
- Branka Arsić, Charles and Lynn Zhang Professor of English and Comparative Literature
- Mark R. Dion, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Visual Arts, SoA
- Richard R. John, Professor of History and Communications, Journalism School
- Suzanne McClelland, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Visual Arts, SoA
- Shane McCrae, Assistant Professor of Writing, SoA
- Constance Allen Nathanson, Professor of Sociomedical Sciences, CUMC
- Matthew Ricketts, Core Lecturer, Music
- Cassim Shepard, Adjunct Assistant Professor, GSAPP