U-M Alumna Maaza Mengiste Named MacArthur Fellow
October 02, 2026
October 02, 2026
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 2 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news:
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U-M alumna Maaza Mengiste named MacArthur Fellow
October 1, 2026
University of Michigan alumna Maaza Mengiste, a fiction writer and professor whose work explores the human toll of political conflict, was named a 2026 MacArthur Fellow, an honor widely known as the "genius grant."
Awarded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foun . . .
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U-M alumna Maaza Mengiste named MacArthur Fellow
October 1, 2026
University of Michigan alumna Maaza Mengiste, a fiction writer and professor whose work explores the human toll of political conflict, was named a 2026 MacArthur Fellow, an honor widely known as the "genius grant."
Awarded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foun . . .