Faculty Distinction 2019/20
Writing Program
Faculty Distinction 2019/20
Hilton Als
Associate Professor of Writing
Franke Visiting Fellow, Whitney Humanities Center, Yale
University
Curator of “The Hilton Als Series: Lynette Yiadom-Boakye,” Yale Center for British Art, The Huntington
Named Inaugural Presidential Visiting Scholar, Princeton University
Hilton Als
Associate Professor of Writing
Franke Visiting Fellow, Whitney Humanities Center, Yale
University
Curator of “The Hilton Als Series: Lynette Yiadom-Boakye,” Yale Center for British Art, The Huntington
Named Inaugural Presidential Visiting Scholar, Princeton University
Hilton Als
Associate Professor of Writing
Franke Visiting Fellow, Whitney Humanities Center, Yale
University
Curator of “The Hilton Als Series: Lynette Yiadom-Boakye,” Yale Center for British Art, The Huntington
Named Inaugural Presidential Visiting Scholar, Princeton University
Susan Bernofsky
Associate Professor of Writing
Fellow, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers, New York Public Library
Berlin Prize
Susan Bernofsky
Associate Professor of Writing
Fellow, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers, New York Public Library
Berlin Prize
Susan Bernofsky
Associate Professor of Writing
Fellow, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers, New York Public Library
Berlin Prize
Anelise Chen
Assistant Professor of Writing
Provost’s Grants Program for Junior Faculty Who Contribute to the Diversity Goals of the University
National Book Foundation’s 2019 “5 Under 35” List
Helen Zell Visiting Writer Lecture, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Anelise Chen
Assistant Professor of Writing
Provost’s Grants Program for Junior Faculty Who Contribute to the Diversity Goals of the University
National Book Foundation’s 2019 “5 Under 35” List
Helen Zell Visiting Writer Lecture, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Anelise Chen
Assistant Professor of Writing
Provost’s Grants Program for Junior Faculty Who Contribute to the Diversity Goals of the University
National Book Foundation’s 2019 “5 Under 35” List
Helen Zell Visiting Writer Lecture, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Timothy Donnelly
Professor of Writing
Included in New England Review’s Best American Poetry 2020.
Timothy Donnelly
Professor of Writing
Included in New England Review’s Best American Poetry 2020.
Timothy Donnelly
Professor of Writing
Included in New England Review’s Best American Poetry 2020.
Richard Ford
Professor of Writing
Hadada Award, The Paris Review, for Lifetime Achievement
2019 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction
Richard Ford
Professor of Writing
Hadada Award, The Paris Review, for Lifetime Achievement
2019 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction
Richard Ford
Professor of Writing
Hadada Award, The Paris Review, for Lifetime Achievement
2019 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction
Rivka Galchen
Assistant Professor of Writing
NPR’s 2019 Best Books List for Rat Rule 79: An Adventure
Rivka Galchen
Assistant Professor of Writing
NPR’s 2019 Best Books List for Rat Rule 79: An Adventure
Rivka Galchen
Assistant Professor of Writing
NPR’s 2019 Best Books List for Rat Rule 79: An Adventure
Leslie Jamison
Assistant Professor of Writing
NPR’s 2019 Best Book List for Make it Scream, Make it Burn
Leslie Jamison
Assistant Professor of Writing
NPR’s 2019 Best Book List for Make it Scream, Make it Burn
Leslie Jamison
Assistant Professor of Writing
NPR’s 2019 Best Book List for Make it Scream, Make it Burn
Margo Jefferson
Professor of Professional Practice in Writing
50 Best Nonfiction Books of the Past 25 Years, Slate, for
Negroland
The Best Memoirs of the Past 25 Years, The New York Times,
for Negroland
Margo Jefferson
Professor of Professional Practice in Writing
50 Best Nonfiction Books of the Past 25 Years, Slate, for
Negroland
The Best Memoirs of the Past 25 Years, The New York Times,
for Negroland
Margo Jefferson
Professor of Professional Practice in Writing
50 Best Nonfiction Books of the Past 25 Years, Slate, for
Negroland
The Best Memoirs of the Past 25 Years, The New York Times,
for Negroland
Binnie Kirshenbaum
Professor of Professional Practice in Writing
2019 Notable Books of the Year, The New York Times, for Rabbits for Food
NPR’s 2019 Best Book List for Rabbits for Food
Binnie Kirshenbaum
Professor of Professional Practice in Writing
2019 Notable Books of the Year, The New York Times, for Rabbits for Food
NPR’s 2019 Best Book List for Rabbits for Food
Binnie Kirshenbaum
Professor of Professional Practice in Writing
2019 Notable Books of the Year, The New York Times, for Rabbits for Food
NPR’s 2019 Best Book List for Rabbits for Food
Victor LaValle
Associate Professor of Writing
2019 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Long Fiction for “Up from Slavery,” Weird Tales Magazine
Victor LaValle
Associate Professor of Writing
2019 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Long Fiction for “Up from Slavery,” Weird Tales Magazine
Victor LaValle
Associate Professor of Writing
2019 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Long Fiction for “Up from Slavery,” Weird Tales Magazine
Orphan Pamuk
Professor of Writing
Golden Plate Recipient, American Academy of Achievement
Orphan Pamuk
Professor of Writing
Golden Plate Recipient, American Academy of Achievement
Orphan Pamuk
Professor of Writing
Golden Plate Recipient, American Academy of Achievement
Deborah Paredez
Associate Professor of Professional Practice in Writing
Humanities War & Peace Initiative Grant
Deborah Paredez
Associate Professor of Professional Practice in Writing
Humanities War & Peace Initiative Grant
Deborah Paredez
Associate Professor of Professional Practice in Writing
Humanities War & Peace Initiative Grant
Gary Shteyngart
Associate Professor of Writing
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Drama Serie for Succession on HBO (consultant)
2019 Honoree of the Year, Epiphany Magazine
Gary Shteyngart
Associate Professor of Writing
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Drama Serie for Succession on HBO (consultant)
2019 Honoree of the Year, Epiphany Magazine
Gary Shteyngart
Associate Professor of Writing
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Drama Serie for Succession on HBO (consultant)
2019 Honoree of the Year, Epiphany Magazine
Wendy S. Walters
Associate Professor of Writing
2020 Creative Capital Award Winner
Wendy S. Walters
Associate Professor of Writing
2020 Creative Capital Award Winner
Wendy S. Walters
Associate Professor of Writing
2020 Creative Capital Award Winner
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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