Seven CSWS faculty affiliates have been awarded the Presidential Fellowships in Humanistic Studies for their contributions to the arts and humanities. A total of 16 UO faculty members were honored as “highly productive or highly promising tenure-track faculty working in humanistic areas.”

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the College of Arts and Sciences recognized and celebrated both the 2020 and 2021 fellows together.

Affiliates who won the 2021 Presidential Fellowships in Humanistic Studies include:

• Stacy Alaimo, professor of English and environmental studies.
• Gabriela Pérez Báez, associate professor of linguistics.
• Erin McKenna, professor of philosophy.
• Bryna Goodman, professor of history.

• Gina Herrmann, professor of Spanish.
• Anya Kivarkis, associate professor of jewelry and metalsmithing art.
• Julie Weise, associate professor of history.

For the past three years, the Presidential Fellowships in Humanistic Studies have celebrated the innovation of top artists and scholars in the arts and humanities across the University of Oregon. The awards were developed in 2019 by Karen Ford, then divisional dean for the humanities in the College of Arts and Sciences, in conversation with President Michael H. Schill. The awards are open to tenure-track faculty members in any school, college or department. The $13,000 awards can fund travel, research assistance, copy editing, equipment and other research needs or can be put toward summer or sabbatical salary.