Here Are The 28 Andrew Carnegie Fellows For 2022

The Carnegie Corporation of New York announced the 2022 class of Andrew Carnegie Fellows today. Each of the 28 new fellows will receive $200,000 to fund their research and writing in the social sciences and humanities on a range of important social issues.

The Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program was started in 2015 as an initiative conceived by the late Vartan Gregorian, who served as the foundation’s president from 1997 until his death in April of 2021. Gregorian, a former professor of history at the University of Pennsylvania and past president of both the New York City Library and Brown University, envisioned the awards as a vehicle to advance the work of scholars in the social sciences and humanities.

The 2022 class is the sixth cohort of Andrew Carnegie Fellows, bringing the total number of recipients to 244 scholars, journalists, and writers who’ve been honored with the prestigious award. They were selected by a 13-person jury, chaired by John J.DeGioia, president of Georgetown University, and comprised of prominent scholars and intellectuals from leading universities, foundations, and scholarly societies in the U.S. To date, Carnegie’s philanthropic investment in the Fellows totals $48.8 million.

This year’s class of 28 fellows consists of 15 men and 13 women, selected from a total of nearly 300 nominations made by more than 600 individuals — including heads of independent research institutes, societies, and think tanks; university presidents; directors of major university presses; and editors of leading newspapers and magazines, each of whom could recommend up to two individuals for consideration.

All proposals from the nominees undergo an anonymous evaluation by leading authorities in the relevant fields. The top proposals are then forwarded to the jury, who conducts a final review and makes the selections.

Each year, fellows are selected in two categories in roughly equal numbers: junior scholars, who’ve earned their Ph.D. within the last ten years, and established scholars. This year’s winners were drawn from 18 public institutions of higher education, seven private colleges or universities, two think tanks and one person representing the media.

A Carnegie Fellow award can be used for a period of up to two years, and it’s anticipated that a book, major study or other creative products will result from a fellow’s work.

This year’s winning research topics included proposals in areas such as criminal justice, climate change, wildfires, the U.S – China financial relationship, biodiversity, Black infant mortality, political polarization, political activism by Black women, policing and public safety, the U.S. defense sector, and food security in Africa.

“In recent years, as we have looked to respond to our world’s most complex problems, the Carnegie Fellows have provided important contributions through their exceptional research, pursuit of knowledge, and creative approaches,” said DeGioia. “Our panel of jurors were gratified and inspired by the caliber of the research proposals. We believe that this year’s fellows show extraordinary potential for lasting impact.”

Here are the 2022 Fellows:

Rediet Abebe University of California, Berkeley

Keisha N. Blain University of Pittsburgh

Aura Bogado The Center for Investigative Reporting

Judson Boomhower University of California, San Diego

Sarah Cameron University of Maryland, College Park

Joshua P. Darr Louisiana State University

Kyle Harper University of Oklahoma–Norman Campus

Justene Hill Edwards University of Virginia

Tamara G. J. Leech Montclair State University

Sarah Elizabeth Lewis Harvard University

Beili Liu The University of Texas at Austin

Amanda Logan Northwestern University

Matteo Maggiori Stanford Graduate School of Business

Michael Méndez University of California, Irvine

Beth Rose Middleton Manning University of California, Davis

Wangui Muigai Brandeis University

George Derek Musgrove University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Vann R. Newkirk II New America

Jonathan Corpus Ong University of Massachusetts Amherst

Patrick Phillips Stanford University

Rashawn Ray The Brookings Institution

Andrew Sluyter Louisiana State University

Johannes Stroebel New York University Stern School of Business

Daniel Treisman University of California, Los Angeles

Jessica Trounstine University of California, Merced

Michael Vandenbergh Vanderbilt Law School

Monica M. White University of Wisconsin–Madison

Mark Wilson University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Commenting on the importance of the humanities and social sciences in helping forge a deeper understanding of the world, Louise Richardson, vice-chancellor of the University of Oxford, president-elect of Carnegie Corporation of New York, and a member of the jury panel, said. “We were especially impressed with the breadth of approaches to issues such as climate change, political polarization, migrant populations, and racism, as well as the variety of research locations and historical timeframes, including a project based in the Arctic and one that starts with the origins of humankind. The Andrew Carnegie Fellows are setting a scholarly standard for excellence, and we are delighted to support their endeavors.”