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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