Daut, Professor of French and of Black Studies, was recognized for her latest book, The First and Last King of Haiti: The Rise and Fall of Henry Christophe.

During her fellowship, Daut, Professor of French and of Black Studies, will work on a new project: a biography of Jean-Pierre Boyer, a Haitian revolutionary turned president.

A new anthology edited by Yale’s Daphne Brooks (William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Black Studies and Professor of American Studies) reflects on the pop icons’ lasting legacies 10 years after their deaths.

The new members, who have made key contributions in a range of fields, join previously elected fellows in helping to “advance the common good” across the arts, democracy, education, global affairs, and science.

Two faculty members received Yale College’s oldest teaching award during a ceremony last week, while the longest serving college dean was honored for her support of teaching and learning.

Marlene Daut, Professor of French and of Black Studies, is among four Yale scholars and artists who received 2026 fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.

Yale College Dean Pericles Lewis recognized four recipients of the college’s annual teaching prizes—who span all three divisions of the FAS—during a campus reception.

In an English and Black Studies course taught by Jonathan Howard, Assistant Professor of Black Studies and of English, students seek new ways to understand humanity’s relation to nature.

Daut and Glover were awarded the prize for their “comprehensive, erudite, and sprawling” co-edited book, A History of Haitian Literature.

Edwards, who joined the Yale faculty in 2022, has done field-leading work at the intersections of African American literature, politics, and gender critique.