Ten Faculty Members Receive Guggenheim Fellowships

Several full-time and adjunct professors at Columbia and Barnard, in disciplines ranging from dance to history to writing, were awarded prestigious Guggenheim Fellowships for 2014, based on their distinguished achievement and exceptional future promise. They are among 178 scholars, artists and scientists chosen from nearly 3,000 applicants this year. The award comes with a grant from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to pursue their work. Since it was established in 1925, the Foundation has awarded over $315 million to more than 17,700 individuals. This year's winners from Columbia and Barnard are: Annie Baker is an award-winning playwright who serves as an adjunct professor and thesis adviser at Barnard. Her plays include The Flick , The Aliens , Circle Mirror Transformation and an adaptation of Chekhov's Uncle Vanya , for which she also designed the costumes. Her plays have been produced at over a dozen countries worldwide, including the Royal Court in London and Moscow Art Theatre.