Yale Bulletin and Calendar

June 21-July 19, 1999

Volume 27, Number 34

Three Yale teachers are selected
as Guggenheim Fellows

Three members of the faculty whose work has proven "exceptional" have received 1999 Guggenheim Fellowships.

Glenda E. Gilmore, professor of history; Ivan G. Marcus, the Frederick P. Rose Professor of Jewish History and professor of history and religious studies; and Brian Wood, a lecturer in photography, have been selected winners of the prestigious fellowships.

Guggenheim Fellowships are awarded to individuals who have already demonstrated "exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts." Fellowships are meant to further the development of these scholars and artists by assisting them to engage in research in any field of knowledge and creation in any of the arts, under the freest possible conditions.

Gilmore will work on a project titled "Americans and Race from World War I to the Brown Decision." Marcus, who also recently won a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship for University Teachers, will do a study funded by both awards on "The Relationship of Medieval Jews and Christians." Wood will continue his projects as a photographer and artist in New York City.

The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation was established in 1925 by United States Senator Simon Guggenheim and his wife as a memorial to a son who died in 1922. The foundation consults with distinguished scholars and artists regarding the accomplishments and promise of the applicants. A Committee of Selection then makes nominations to the foundation trustees. Appointments are ordinarily made for one year.

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