MacArthur Fellows
The MacArthur Fellows Program awards unrestricted fellowships to talented individuals who have shown extraordinary originality and dedication in their creative pursuits, and a marked capacity for self-direction. Commonly known as “genius grants,” these fellowships are awarded for exceptional creativity, promise for important future advances, and potential for the fellowship to facilitate new work.
Current and former faculty members
- Shannon Lee Dawdy, 2010
- Olufunmilayo Falusi Olopade, 2005
- Kevin Murphy, 2005
- Danielle Allen, 2001
- Noel Swerdlow, 1998
- John Carlstrom, 1998
- Vivian Gussin Paley, 1989
- Cornell Fleischer, 1988
- Arnaldo Dante Momigliano (1908–1987), 1987
- Stephen Shenker, 1987
- Daniel Friedan, 1987
- William Julius Wilson, 1987
- Daryl Hine, 1986
- Albert Joseph Libchaber, 1986
- AK Ramanujan (1929–1993), 1983
- Karen K. Uhlenbeck, 1983
- Leszek Kolakowski, 1983
- R. Stephen Berry, 1983
- Ralph Shapey (1921–2002), 1982
- Francesca Rochberg-Halton, 1982
- Michael Silverstein, 1982
- David Pingree, 1981
- Raphael Lee, 1981
Alumni
- Robert Axelrod, 1990
- Bette Howland, 1984
- Henry Tutwiler Wright, 1983
- Stephen Lee, 1983
- Michael Woodford, 1981
- Richard Rorty, 1981
- Robert W. Kates, 1981