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The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation has announced that eight Columbia academics are recipients of a 2012 Guggenheim Fellowship. Awards are given to those, “who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts.” Acceptance not only signifies extraordinary academic achievement, but also comes with cash.
Timothy Donnelly – Associate Professor of Creative Writing: Poetry
Stephen Hall – Journalism
Jennifer Hirsch – Professor and Deputy Chair, Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health
Matthew Jones – James R. Barker Associate Professor of Contemporary Civilization, Department of History
Christia Mercer – Gustave M. Berne Professor of Philosophy
Alex Mincek – Professor of Music Humanities
Kate Soper – Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music: Music Composition
Benjamin Taylor – Adjunct Faculty Member, Graduate Writing Division
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@ALEX MINCEK YES
@Jesse Katsopolis Have Mercer!
@Alum “. . . confers extraordinary academic achievement . . . .”
Getting a Guggenheim honors or recognizes “extraordinary academic achievement” but does not “confer” it. Achievement can’t be conferred.
@Matthew Jones is that dude, dude
@Anonymous Timothy Donnelly is a fine, fine poet.
@cc12 Kate Soper definitely one of the best profs I’ve had at Columbia!!!!!
@Anonymous Please be sure to add Eileen Myles and John Wray to this list. Many thanks, BT
@collegs buddy Congrats Kate!!!
@Anonymous don’t let’s forget Jodi Melnick!!
@MERCER fuckin marry me. i love this woman.