
MacArthur Fellows Program
Tressie McMillan Cottom
Sociologist, Writer, and Public Scholar | Class of 2020
Shaping discourse on highly topical issues at the confluence of race, gender, education, and digital technology for broad audiences.
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November 4, 2020
"Tressie McMillan Cottom - How Split Are Voters, Really?"
October 20, 2020
"Two Geniuses Walk into a Zoom"
October 10, 2020
"Four Authors get MacArthur Foundation’s Grants in 2020"
Times of India
Tressie McMillan Cottom, N. K. Jemisin, Cristina Rivera Garza, Jacqueline Woodson, 2020 MacArthur Fellows
Tressie McMillan Cottom, N. K. Jemisin, Cristina Rivera Garza, Jacqueline Woodson, 2020 MacArthur Fellows
October 9, 2020
"BIPOC Brainpower in This Year's MacArthur 'Genius' Class"
Colorlines
Tressie McMillan Cottom, Damien Fair, Larissa FastHorse, Nanfu Wang, 2020 MacArthur Fellows
Tressie McMillan Cottom, Damien Fair, Larissa FastHorse, Nanfu Wang, 2020 MacArthur Fellows
October 6, 2020
Tressie McMillan Cottom, Sociologist, Writer, and Public Scholar | 2020 MacArthur Fellow
Tressie McMillan Cottom is a sociologist, writer, and public scholar shaping discourse on highly topical issues at the confluence of race, gender, education, and digital technology for broad audiences.
October 6, 2020
"This Year’s MacArthur Fellows Include Six Literary Writers"
Literary Hub
Tressie McMillan Cottom, Larissa FastHorse, N. K. Jemisin, Fred Moten, Cristina Rivera Garza, Jacqueline Woodson, 2020 MacArthur Fellows
Tressie McMillan Cottom, Larissa FastHorse, N. K. Jemisin, Fred Moten, Cristina Rivera Garza, Jacqueline Woodson, 2020 MacArthur Fellows
October 6, 2020
"UNC Sociologist Who Studies Race and Gender Is One of The 2020 'Genius Grant' Winners"
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