Professor Kären Wigen appointed as Director of Stanford’s Mellon Fellowship of Scholars in the Humanities

Professor Kären Wigen is appointed as Director of Stanford's Mellon Fellowship of Scholars in the Humanities. She will serve a three year term, starting September 1, 2022. The Mellon Fellowship of Scholars in the Humanities brings to Stanford outstanding early career scholars to be part of a vibrant cross-disciplinary community. Fellows teach two courses per year, participate in the intellectual life of the University, and pursue independent research. The fellowship program was founded in the 1970s with a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.