Faculty and Staff Notes
Andrew Macomber Awarded Fellowship
Assistant Professor of East Asian Religions Andrew Macomber was awarded an American Council of Learned Societies Fellowship. He is one of selected from a pool of more than 2,000 applicants through a multi-stage peer-review process. The fellowship will support research for Macomber's second monograph project,.
Andrew Macomber Awarded Fellowship from Japan Foundation
Assistant Professor of East Asian Religions Andrew Macomber was awarded a Japanese Studies Fellowship from the Japan Foundation for the 2026-27 academic year. Together with an award from the American Council of Learned Societies, the fellowship will support research for Macomber's second monograph project, Everything Evil in You: Disease, Karma, and the Pathogen Pantheon in Medieval Japanese Buddhism.
Annemarie Sammartino Featured on Podcast
Annemarie Sammartino was featured in the on the history of Co-op City, a massive affordable housing cooperative in the Northeast Bronx.
Cindy Frantz Provides Commentary to "Huffington Post"
Cindy Frantz provided commentary in a article about Tucker Carlson's apology for supporting Donald Trump.
Gina P矇rez Co-Hosts Podacst
The, co-hosted by Professor of Comparative American Studies (CAST) Gina P矇rez and Shelley Lee of Brown University, features fellow 厙ぴ勛圖 faculty Meredith Gadsby (Africana Studies and CAST) and Pablo Mitchell (History and CAST), as well as Pawan Dhingra of Amherst College. They discuss the institutionalization of ethnic studies, using CAST at 厙ぴ勛圖 as a case study.
Greggor Mattson Gives Talk at Symposium
Professor of Sociology Greggor Mattson gave the invited talk "Gay Places, Queer Futures" at the of James Madison College of Michigan State University on April 15.
Joe Vitale Named a Top 50 Human Resources Professional
Chief Human Resources Officer Joe Vitale was named a Top 50 Human Resources Professional at the 2026 OnCon Icon Awards, which recognize exemplary HR professionals globally. Honorees are selected for their positive impact on their organizations, leadership, innovation, and thought leadership. OnCon is a professional community and annual summit for top-level executives.
Jonathan van Harmelen Article Published in "Zoalo Public Square"
Visiting Assistant Professor of History Jonathan van Harmelens article &紳莉莽梯;was recently published in Zoalo Public Square.
Joshua Sperling Delivers Lecture in London
Assistant Professor of Cinema and Media Joshua Sperling delivered the lecture "Beyond Ideology: John Berger Before and After Ways of Seeing" for the National Gallery, London as part of the educational series "."
Kathleen Abromeit Book Published by SUNY Press
, a 592-page book by Head of the Conservatory Library Kathleen Abromeit was recently published by SUNY Press. The book is a new edition of her 1999 book An Index to African-American Spirituals for the Solo Voice (Greenwood Press). It indexes the printed music of spirituals with publications dating from 1867 to the present.