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Five UC alums awarded 2024 MacArthur ‘genius’ fellowships

The MacArthur Foundation recognizes outstanding scholars, creators and activists with $800,000 no-strings-attached “genius grants.”


E. Tendayi Achiume, Alice Miñana Professor of Law at UCLA, is among this year's class of MacArthur Fellows.

One in four MacArthur ‘geniuses’ this year has UC bona fides

UC-affiliated experts are a perennial presence on the esteemed annual list of MacArthur Fellows.


Safiya Noble, an associate professor of gender studies and African American studies, and co-founder of the UCLA Center for Critical Internet Inquiry, is a 2021 MacArthur fellow.

UCLA professor, UC Berkeley alums win prestigious MacArthur ‘genius’ grants

Safiya Noble, who was recently featured in the UC Council of Chief Diversity Officers’ Distinguished Scholars series, is among four researchers and scholars with UC connections who have received MacArthur fellowships.