Meet the 2024 MacArthur Fellows
Loka Ashwood
Sociologist
Lexington, KY
Ruha Benjamin
Transdisciplinary Scholar and Writer
Princeton, NJ
Justin Vivian Bond
Artist and Performer
New York, NY
Jericho Brown
Poet
Atlanta, GA
Tony Cokes
Media Artist
Providence, RI
Nicola Dell
Computer and Information Scientist
New York, NY
Johnny Gandelsman
Violinist and Producer
New Paltz, NY
Sterlin Harjo
Filmmaker
Tulsa, OK
Juan Felipe Herrera
Poet, Educator, and Writer
Fresno, CA
Ling Ma
Fiction Writer
Chicago, IL
Jennifer L. Morgan
Historian
New York, NY
Martha Muñoz
Evolutionary Biologist
New Haven, CT
Shailaja Paik
Historian
Cincinnati, OH
Joseph Parker
Evolutionary Biologist
Pasadena, CA
Ebony G. Patterson
Multimedia Artist
Chicago, IL and Kingston, Jamaica
Shamel Pitts
Dancer and Choreographer
Brooklyn, NY
Wendy Red Star
Visual Artist
Portland, OR
Jason Reynolds
Children’s and Young Adult Writer
Washington, DC
Dorothy Roberts
Legal Scholar and Public Policy Researcher
Philadelphia, PA
Keivan G. Stassun
Science Educator and Astronomer
Nashville, TN
Benjamin Van Mooy
Oceanographer
Woods Hole, MA
Alice Wong
Writer, Editor, and Disability Justice Activist
San Francisco, CA
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What is the MacArthur Fellowship?
The MacArthur Fellowship is a $800,000, no-strings-attached award to extraordinarily talented and creative individuals as an investment in their potential.
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