List of Graduate Center, CUNY faculty explained

This a partial list of notable faculty (either past, present, or visiting) at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.

Awards and prizes

Among the Graduate Center's faculty are recipients of the Pulitzer Prize, the Nobel Prize, the Lakatos Award, the National Medals of Humanities and Science, the Bancroft Prize, Grammy Award, Guggenheim Fellowship, the George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism, New York City Mayor's Award for Excellence in Science and Technology, the Lakatos Award, and the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, as well as memberships in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences.[1]

Nobel Laureates

In 1997, Queens College recruited future Nobel laureate and co-discoverer of the human immunodeficiency virus Luc Montagnier, appointing him to an endowed professorship.[2] Montagnier was subsequently added to the faculty of the Graduate Center in the department of biology.[3]

In 2015, the Graduate Center recruited Nobel laureate Paul Krugman to the faculty. Krugman joined the faculty on a dual appointment, both to the university's Ph.D. program in economics and as a distinguished scholar at the Graduate Center's Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality. At the Stone Center, Krugman's colleagues include political scientist and sociologist Janet Gornick as well as economist Branko Milanovic.[4]

American Academy of the Arts and Sciences

NameRelation to The Graduate CenterYear InductedReference
Distinguished Professor of Sociology2017[5]
Distinguished Professor of Philosophy2017
Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering2013[6]
Distinguished Professor of Sociology2011
Distinguished Professor of History2010[7]
Distinguished Professor Emerita of Comparative Literature, English, and French2009
Distinguished Professor of Anthropology and Earth and Environmental Sciences2007
Distinguished Professor of English2005[8]
Distinguished Professor of Music1999
Distinguished Professor of Music1994
Albert Einstein Chair in Science (Mathematics)1991
Distinguished Professor of Philosophy1978

National Academy of Sciences

NameRelation to The Graduate CenterYear InductedReference
Visiting Presidential Professor of Physics2012[9]
Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering2002
Distinguished Professor of Physics1994
Albert Einstein Professor of Science and Engineering Emeritus1991
Albert Einstein Chair in Science (Mathematics)1983[10]

Guggenheim Fellows

NameRelation to The Graduate CenterYear AwardedReference
Professor of Latin American, Iberian, and Latino Cultures at Baruch College and the Graduate Center2018[11]
Distinguished Professor of Sociology2017[12]
Professor of English2016[13]
Distinguished Professor of History2012[14]
Executive Director of the American Social History Project2010[15]
Professor of Computer Science2002[16]
Distinguished Professor of Comparative Literature and French1997[17]
Distinguished Professor of Linguistics1993[18]
Former Distinguished Professor of English1990[19]
Distinguished Professor of English, Comparative Literature, and French1989[20]
Philippa StrumProfessor Emeritus of Political Science1986[21]
Distinguished Professor of Political Science1981[22]
Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Political Science1973[23]
Distinguished Professor of English, French and Comparative Literature1972[24]
Former Distinguished Professor of Philosophy1972[25]

MacArthur Fellows

NameRelation to The Graduate CenterYear AwardedReference
Distinguished Professor Emerita of History2008[26]
Distinguished Professor of Anthropology1990[27]
Distinguished Professor of Music1982[28]

Pulitzer Prize

NameRelation to The Graduate CenterYear(s) AwardedReference
Former Distinguished Professor of English2002[29]
Distinguished Professor of Music2001[30]
Distinguished Professor of History at the Graduate Center and the John Jay College of Criminal Justice1999[31]
Distinguished Professor of Music at the Graduate Center and the City College of New York1980[32]
Former Albert Schweitzer Professor Emeritus of the Humanities1946, 1966[33] [34]

Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers

NameRelation to The Graduate CenterYear AwardedReference
Daniel McCloskeyAssociate Professor of Psychology2016[39]
Alexander GamburdPresidential Professor of Mathematics2008[40]

Grammy Award

NameRelation to The Graduate CenterYear(s) AwardedReference
Distinguished Professor of Music2016[41]
Distinguished Professor of Music2014, 2009, 2009, 1997, 1992[42] [43]

Bancroft Prize

NameRelation to The Graduate CenterYear AwardedReference
Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. Professor of History2001[44]
Distinguished Professor of English1996[45]

Notable faculty by department

The Graduate Center's employment of faculty operates according to a unique consortium model, which both hosts 140 faculty with sole appointments exclusively at the Graduate Center, often senior scholars in their respective disciplines, and provides joint appointments to 1,800 faculty from the thirteen senior colleges and seven community colleges in the CUNY system to teach classes and advise graduate students.[46]

Anthropology

Art History

Classics

Computer Science

Earth and Environmental Sciences

Economics

English

French

History

Linguistics

Mathematics

Philosophy

Physics

Political science

Psychology

Sociology

Urban Education

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Faculty . . The Graduate Center, CUNY . . November 14, 2017 .
  2. News: Rosenthal . Elisabeth . April 25, 1997 . Top French AIDS Specialist Will Move to Queens College . . New York . December 14, 2018.
  3. Web site: Ph.D. Program in Biology - Faculty / Specializations . . 2001 . The Graduate Center, CUNY . . https://web.archive.org/web/20010224020727/http://www.gc.cuny.edu/AcademicPrograms/Doctoral/Biology/FacultySpecializations.htm . 2001-02-24 . 2020-03-02 . live .
  4. Web site: Noted Economist Paul Krugman to Join Graduate Center Faculty in 2015 . . February 28, 2014 . The Graduate Center, CUNY . . November 14, 2017 .
  5. Web site: Richard Alba and Charles Mills Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences . The Graduate Center, CUNY . The City University of New York . April 12, 2017 . November 14, 2017.
  6. Web site: List of Active Members by Class . . 2016 . Membership . . November 14, 2017 .
  7. Web site: Book of Members, 1780-2010: Chapter A. American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 20 March 2011.
  8. Web site: Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences . The Graduate Center, CUNY . The City University of New York . May 1, 2005 . November 14, 2017.
  9. Web site: William Bialek Elected to the National Academy of Sciences . The Graduate Center, CUNY . The City University of New York . May 11, 2012 . November 15, 2017.
  10. Web site: Dennis P. Sullivan . Member Directory . . 2017 . November 15, 2017.
  11. Web site: Esther Allen . Fellows . . 2018 . May 2, 2018.
  12. Web site: Nancy Foner Awarded 2017 Guggenheim Fellowship . The Graduate Center, CUNY . The City University of New York . April 12, 2017 . November 15, 2017.
  13. Web site: Robert F. Reid-Pharr . Fellows . . 2016 . November 15, 2017.
  14. Web site: Two GC Professors Win 2012 Guggenheim Fellowships . The Graduate Center, CUNY . The City University of New York . July 10, 2012 . November 15, 2017.
  15. Web site: Joshua Brown . Fellows . John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation . 2017 . November 20, 2017.
  16. Web site: Lev Manovich . Fellows . John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation . 2017 . November 20, 2017.
  17. Web site: André Aciman . Fellows . John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation . 2017 . November 20, 2017.
  18. Web site: Janet Dean Fodor . Fellows . John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation . 2017 . November 20, 2017.
  19. Web site: Louis Menand . Fellows . John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation . 2017 . December 21, 2017.
  20. Web site: Nancy K. Miller . Fellows . John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation . 2017 . November 20, 2017.
  21. Web site: Philippa Strumm . Fellows . John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation . 2017 . November 20, 2017.
  22. Web site: Marshall Berman . Fellows . John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation . 2017 . November 20, 2017.
  23. Web site: Francis Fox Piven . Fellows . John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation . 2017 . November 20, 2017.
  24. Web site: Mary Ann Caws . Fellows . John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation . 2017 . November 16, 2017.
  25. Web site: Jerry A. Fodor . Fellows . John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation . 2017 . December 4, 2017.
  26. Web site: Nancy Siraisi . MacArthur Fellows Program . . 2008 . November 15, 2017.
  27. Web site: Eric Wolf . MacArthur Fellows Program . MacArthur Foundation . 1990 . November 16, 2017.
  28. Book: Finley, Patrick Daniel . 1997 . A Catalogue of the Works of Ralph Shapey . Stuyvesant, NY . Pendragon Press . 15 . 9780945193890 .
  29. Web site: The 2002 Pulitzer Prize Winner in History . Prize Winners . . 2002 . December 21, 2017.
  30. Web site: The 2001 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Music . Prize Winners . . 2001 . November 21, 2017.
  31. Web site: Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898, by Edwin G. Burrows and Mike Wallace (Oxford University Press) . Prize Winners . Pulitzer Prize . 1999 . December 15, 2017.
  32. Web site: The 1980 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Music . Prize Winners . . 1980 . January 8, 2018.
  33. Web site: The 1946 Pulitzer Prize Winner in History . Prize Winners . . 1946 . January 8, 2018.
  34. Web site: The 1966 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Biography or Autobiography . Prize Winners . . 1966 . January 8, 2018.
  35. Web site: Gregory Rabassa . National Medal of Arts . . 2006 . November 16, 2017.
  36. Web site: Dennis P. Sullivan . National Medal of Science Laureates . National Science and Technology Medals Foundation . 2004 . November 16, 2017.
  37. Web site: Previous Laureates . Rolf Schock Prizes . Rolf Shock Prize Foundation. 2017 . November 20, 2017.
  38. Web site: 2015 . Alan T. Waterman Award Recipients, 1976 - present . . 2017 . November 20, 2017.
  39. Web site: President Obama Awards CSI Prof Dan McCloskey with Nation's Highest Honor for Early Career Researchers . News . The City University of New York . February 24, 2016 . December 3, 2017.
  40. Web site: Alexander Gamburd appointed to the Graduate Center . All News . The Graduate Center, CUNY . July 7, 2011 . December 3, 2017.
  41. Web site: GC Faculty & Graduate Student amongst the 58th Annual GRAMMY Nominations . GC Music Program Community Portal . The Graduate Center, CUNY . February 12, 2001 . November 20, 2017.
  42. Web site: WINNERS Best Classical Instrumental Solo . Winners and Nominees . . 2013 . November 20, 2016.
  43. Web site: 2009 Grammy Award Winners . News . . 2009 . November 20, 2016.
  44. Web site: Three Authors Honored with Bancroft Prizes . Columbia News . . April 17, 2001 . November 15, 2017.
  45. Web site: Bancroft Prizes Go to 2 Books . . March 29, 1996 . November 15, 2017.
  46. Web site: Institutional Profile . . 2016 . About the Graduate Center . . December 6, 2016 .
  47. Web site: Distinguished Professor Azriel Z. Genack .