Faculty Distinction 2020/21
Writing Program
Faculty Distinction 2020/21

Hilton Als
Associate Professor of Writing
Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Hilton Als
Associate Professor of Writing
Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Hilton Als
Associate Professor of Writing
Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Rivka Galchen
Assistant Professor of Writing in the Faculty of the Arts
Lenfest Junior Faculty Grant

Rivka Galchen
Assistant Professor of Writing in the Faculty of the Arts
Lenfest Junior Faculty Grant

Rivka Galchen
Assistant Professor of Writing in the Faculty of the Arts
Lenfest Junior Faculty Grant

Katrine Jensen
Adjunct Assistant Professor and LTAC Coordinator in Writing
Danish Arts Foundation Fellowship

Katrine Jensen
Adjunct Assistant Professor and LTAC Coordinator in Writing
Danish Arts Foundation Fellowship

Katrine Jensen
Adjunct Assistant Professor and LTAC Coordinator in Writing
Danish Arts Foundation Fellowship

Phillip Lopate
Professor of Professional Practice in Writing in the Faculty of the Arts
Named to the Gilder-Lehrman Program’s Advisory Committee

Phillip Lopate
Professor of Professional Practice in Writing in the Faculty of the Arts
Named to the Gilder-Lehrman Program’s Advisory Committee

Phillip Lopate
Professor of Professional Practice in Writing in the Faculty of the Arts
Named to the Gilder-Lehrman Program’s Advisory Committee

Meghan Maguire Dahn
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Writing
Burnside Review Book Award for Domain

Meghan Maguire Dahn
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Writing
Burnside Review Book Award for Domain

Meghan Maguire Dahn
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Writing
Burnside Review Book Award for Domain

Benjamin Marcus
Professor of Writing in the Faculty of the Arts
Cullman Fellow, New York Public Library

Benjamin Marcus
Professor of Writing in the Faculty of the Arts
Cullman Fellow, New York Public Library

Benjamin Marcus
Professor of Writing in the Faculty of the Arts
Cullman Fellow, New York Public Library

Deborah Paredez
Associate Professor of Professional Practice in Writing in the Faculty of the Arts
Twelve Best Latino Books of 2020, NBC News for Year of the Dog
Lenfest Distinguished Faculty Award

Deborah Paredez
Associate Professor of Professional Practice in Writing in the Faculty of the Arts
Twelve Best Latino Books of 2020, NBC News for Year of the Dog
Lenfest Distinguished Faculty Award

Deborah Paredez
Associate Professor of Professional Practice in Writing in the Faculty of the Arts
Twelve Best Latino Books of 2020, NBC News for Year of the Dog
Lenfest Distinguished Faculty Award

Jeremy Tiang
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Writing in the Faculty of the Arts
PEN Translates Award for Cocoon

Jeremy Tiang
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Writing in the Faculty of the Arts
PEN Translates Award for Cocoon

Jeremy Tiang
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Writing in the Faculty of the Arts
PEN Translates Award for Cocoon

Monique Truong
Adjunct Associate Professor of Writing
John Gardner Fiction Book Award for The Sweetest Fruits

Monique Truong
Adjunct Associate Professor of Writing
John Gardner Fiction Book Award for The Sweetest Fruits

Monique Truong
Adjunct Associate Professor of Writing
John Gardner Fiction Book Award for The Sweetest Fruits

Kate Zambreno
Adjunct Associate Professor of Writing in the Faculty of the Arts
Robert B. Silvers Grant
Guggenheim Fellow

Kate Zambreno
Adjunct Associate Professor of Writing in the Faculty of the Arts
Robert B. Silvers Grant
Guggenheim Fellow

Kate Zambreno
Adjunct Associate Professor of Writing in the Faculty of the Arts
Robert B. Silvers Grant
Guggenheim Fellow
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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