Awards

Professor Aparna Dharwadker has been awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities grant for her project “Alternative Modernities” and the Modernization of Urban Theatre in India, a book about urban theater and modernity in colonial …

Professor Aparna Dharwadker has been honored with the Kellett Mid-Career Award. This award recognizes Professor Dharwadker’s distinguished scholarship in English and Interdisciplinary Theatre Studies. A divisional committee appointed by the Office of the Vice Chancellor …

Professor Mario Ortiz-Robles has been awarded with Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professorship. This award recognizes Professor Ortiz-Robles’ distinguished scholarship as well as his standout efforts in teaching and service. The professorship provides five years of flexible …

Professor Laila Amine is the recipient of a Vilas Early Career Investigator Award for excellence in teaching and research. Professor Amine, who specializes in 20th-century African American and African Diaspora Literatures, will receive research funding …

Congratulations to Professor Mark Vareschi, who has been selected as one of 26 faculty winners of the Vilas Associates Competition. The competition recognizes “new and ongoing research of the highest quality and significance.” Tenure-track assistant …

Congratulations to Professor Joshua Calhoun, who has received the William H. Kiekhofer Teaching Award, one of twelve university-wide distinguished teaching awards. This honor recognizes Professor Calhoun’s innovative approach to teaching Shakespeare, the valuable mentorship that …