In a Q&A, Associate Professor of Spanish and Portuguese Aurélie Vialette and a fellow scholar explain the difficult national conversation about the legacy of slavery that is gripping Spain — and why it took so long to happen.

Two members of the Yale faculty — Sarah Demers, a professor of physics in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, and Christine Hayes, Sterling Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies — were awarded the William Clyde DeVane Award for outstanding scholarship and undergraduate teaching by Yale’s chapter of Phi Beta Kappa last week during its annual reception for Yale seniors.

The annual awards recognize excellence in teaching in undergraduate programs and enable recipients to dedicate their summer to research.

The new members, seven of whom are part of the FAS, join previously elected fellows in helping to advance the common good.

In a Q&A, Christen Smith discusses her research in Black communities in Brazil, the undervaluing of Black women’s scholarly contributions, and her favorite ways to unwind.

In a new course, composer and FAS Senior Lecturer Matthew Suttor is teaching Yale students to use AI technologies to transform natural phenomena into artistic performances — an endeavor that extends into a symposium April 24-25.

Marie-Helene Bertino, Molly Brunson, and Oona Hathaway were selected from a pool of nearly 3,500 applicants to become members of the 100th class of Guggenheim Fellows.

Laura Nasrallah and Leslie Gross-Wyrtzen received fellowships from the American Council of Learned Societies to recognize their excellence in humanities and social science research.

Millner, Lecturer in English and Senior Editor at The Yale Review, was recognized for her debut book, Couplets: A Love Story.

This fall, three eminent scholars of U.S. history will explore the nature of American identity in a semester-long series of lectures open to the public.