University News | September 28, 2010

Two Harvard affiliated MacArthur Fellows

A legal historian and a population geneticist are recognized.

Among the winners of the 23 MacArthur Fellowships announced today, with accompanying $500,000 grants spread out over five years—are two Harvard affiliates:

Annette Gordon-Reed, J.D. '84, National Humanities Medal winner, recently appointed professor of law and of history, and Pforzheimer professor at the Radcliffe Institute, whose 2008 book The Hemingses of Monticello won a Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for nonfiction ; and

Carlos D. Bustamante '97, Ph.D. '01, a population geneticist who is professor at Stanford University School of Medicine.

A labor economist, an organic chemist, a physicist, and a memory researcher were honored with 2026 “genius” grants.

Amid contract negotations, two unions are discussing a joint walkout this fall.

Professor Cornell William Brooks and Heritage Foundation president Kevin Roberts hold a lively debate on DEI and Project 2025.

The two birds will be on display at Harvard this summer.

The federal government has launched unprecedented actions against the University. Here’s a guide.

Xaden Benson’s “helmet trick” was the decisive factor in the Ivy opener.

Inseparable cows, big dogs fostering a tiny kitten, and a show beagle’s second act

Chloe Chapin trains her Broadway costume designer’s eye on the history of men’s fashion.

After a historic 2025-26 season, athletes eye NCAA championships.