Full Coverage: 2014 MacArthur fellows: Genius rewarded
The John D. and Catherin T. MacArthur Foundation annually presents between 20 to 40 “genius grants” to individuals who show strong potential for creative work across the arts and sciences. Each recipient is awarded $625,000 over the course of five years. Read about the new crop of fellows.
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From poets and playwrights to psychologists and computer scientists, the MacArthur Foundation on Tuesday night unveiled its list of 2014 fellows.
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Jennifer Eberhardt is fascinated with objects.
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The film director behind “The Act of Killing,” the playwright of “The Whale” and the author who wrote the graphic memoir “Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic” were among the 2014 class of MacArthur Fellows announced Tuesday.
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Joshua Oppenheimer, the director of the acclaimed Indonesian genocide documentary “The Act of Killing,” has been named a member of the 2014 class of MacArthur Fellows.
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Influential saxophonist, composer and educator Steve Coleman has been named as one of the 2014 MacArthur Fellows.
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Alison Bechdel, the innovative comic artist known for the graphic memoirs “Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic” and “Are You My Mother,” is one of 21 MacArthur Fellows named Wednesday.
