2022
Professor Faith Smith has been named a W.E.B. Du Bois Research Institute Fellow at the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research. She will be working on "DreadKin," a book-length study of literary and visual cultures.
Prof. Muigai has been named a 2022 Andrew Carnegie Fellow. This program recognizes extraordinary scholars and writers to support scholarship in the humanities and social sciences that addresses enduring issues confronting society. She is the second Brandeis faculty member to be chosen by the program.
Professor Chad Williams shares his expertise following Gen. Colin Powell's passing in The Conversation and NBC News.
Professor Wangui Muigai has been selected to receive the 2021 Michael L. Walzer ’56 Award for Teaching. This award is given annually to a tenure-track faculty member who combines superlative scholarship with inspiring teaching.
Professor Faith Smith has been selected to receive the School of Arts and Sciences Faculty Service Award for 2019-20. This recognizes outstanding service contributions to departments, programs and the university by members of the School of Arts and Sciences.