Award honors tenured faculty for research excellence
Northwestern University professor Rebecca Zorach is a recipient of the 19th annual Dorothy Ann and Clarence L. Ver Steeg Distinguished Research Fellowship Award.
The Ver Steeg Fellowship supports the research of a tenured …
Krista Thompson has been elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honorary societies. Thompson is the Mary Jane Crowe Professor of Art History and affiliated faculty member in …
Adrian Randolph, dean of the Judd A. and Marjorie Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Art History, has been elected as a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London. Randolph joins over 3,000 distinguished …
During the summer of 2020, Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot removed a statue of Christopher Columbus in Grant Park due to protests in the area. This was met with controversy, and led to debates about monuments of historical figures and their …
After the Trump administration introduced the controversial “Muslim ban” in 2017, Art History PhD candidate Maryam Athari knew she would not be able to join her PhD cohort on their research trip to Lebanon. As an Iranian, Athari said if …
Alumna Alissa Schapiro, of the Department of Art History, has been awarded the 2021 Alfred H. Barr Award for museum publication of the year for her co-curation of the “LIFE Magazine and the Power of Photography” exhibit. The …
Douglas Gabriel ’19 was awarded a Getty/American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Fellowship in the History of Art for 2021. This fellowship supports an academic year of research and/or writing by early career scholars for a project that will make …
The Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities promotes expansive, interdisciplinary discussion and debate. The Institute cultivates ideas that transform into cutting-edge research and dynamic courses. Each year the Institute invites students in The Graduate School to apply for the Franke …
The Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities promotes expansive, interdisciplinary discussion and debate. The Institute cultivates ideas that transform into cutting-edge research and dynamic courses. Each year the Institute invites faculty members working in the humanities and humanistic social sciences …
For many, receiving the Fulbright Fellowship is a chance to travel the world, be immersed in a new culture, and advance in a specified field. During a global pandemic, however, the path for Fulbrighters remained uncertain.
Lois Biggs ’20 found …