African American and African Diaspora Studies

Faculty Distinction 2023/24


Jafari Allen

Professor of African American and African Diaspora Studies; Director, Institute for Research in African-American Studies

Bateson Book Prize, Society for Cultural Anthropology


Jafari Allen

Professor of African American and African Diaspora Studies; Director, Institute for Research in African-American Studies

Bateson Book Prize, Society for Cultural Anthropology


Jafari Allen
Professor of African American and African Diaspora Studies; Director, Institute for Research in African-American Studies

Bateson Book Prize, Society for Cultural Anthropology


Edwidge Danticat

Wun Tsun Mellon Professor of the Humanities

Winner, PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in the Short Story, December 2023


Edwidge Danticat

Wun Tsun Mellon Professor of the Humanities

Winner, PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in the Short Story, December 2023


Edwidge Danticat
Wun Tsun Mellon Professor of the Humanities

Winner, PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in the Short Story, December 2023


Mabel Wilson

Nancy and George Rupp Professor of Architecture, Planning and Preservation; Professor of African American and African Diaspora Studies; Chair, Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies

A.D, White Professor-at-large, Cornell University, 2024 – 2030


Mabel Wilson

Nancy and George Rupp Professor of Architecture, Planning and Preservation; Professor of African American and African Diaspora Studies; Chair, Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies

A.D, White Professor-at-large, Cornell University, 2024 – 2030


Mabel Wilson
Nancy and George Rupp Professor of Architecture, Planning and Preservation; Professor of African American and African Diaspora Studies; Chair, Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies

A.D, White Professor-at-large, Cornell University, 2024 – 2030

The Faculty Distinction awards are compiled annually by the offices of the Executive Vice President for Arts and Sciences in coordination with the Arts and Sciences Departments. The information displayed is archival in nature and reflects distinctions of the previous academic year - 2020 is a collection of awards an honors from the 2019-2020 academic year.

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