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David Day
David Day, Professor of Psychological Science & Leadership, has received the 2024 International Leadership Association’s (ILA) Lifetime Achievement Award. “It’s a tremendous honor to be recognized by this global leadership association for my lifetime contributions to the scholarship of leadership and leadership development. Going forward, my focus is putting theory and evidence-based research into action to help CMC students develop as responsible leaders for their times.” The ILA’s mission is to connect people globally to advance the practice and study of leadership for a just and thriving future.
Heather Ferguson
History Professor Heather Ferguson has been appointed co-editor of the International Journal of Middle East Studies (IJMES ) with Professor Lara Deeb of Scripps College. “For me, this appointment represents the capstone in over a decade of professional service within the field of academic publishing,” Ferguson said. “The appointment is further notable for the number of ‘firsts’ embodied: the first time IJMES will have co-editors; the first time professors from liberal arts colleges will serve in this role; and, finally, the first time our editorship will demonstrate interdisciplinary knowledge practices.”
Evan Rosenman
Mathematical Sciences Professors Evan Rosenman and Sarah Cannon received a $100,000 planning grant from the John Randolph and Dora Haynes Foundation through its new Governance & Democracy Initiative. In partnership with local advocacy groups, Rosenman and Cannon will study redistricting reform proposals for the Los Angeles City Council that will enable deeper insights and higher confidence than current methods.
Sarah Cannon
Mathematical Sciences Professors Sarah Cannon and Evan Rosenman received a $100,000 planning grant from the John Randolph and Dora Haynes Foundation through its new Governance & Democracy Initiative. In partnership with local advocacy groups, Cannon and Rosenman will study redistricting reform proposals for the Los Angeles City Council that will enable deeper insights and higher confidence than current methods.
Devin Fergus
Devin Fergus, Professor of History and Public Affairs, was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies.
Shibu Yooseph
Professors Shibu Yooseph, Paul Nerenberg, and Angela Vossmeyer received a major research instrumentation grant from the National Science Foundation. The award will enable the College to purchase a high-performance computing cluster to increase CMC’s computational research capacity. This new equipment will serve 10+ distinct research programs across the natural, mathematical, and social sciences and foster important new research collaborations. Yooseph and Nerenberg are Kravis Department of Integrated Sciences professors and Vossmeyer is the Rothacker Family Associate Professor of Economics and George R. Roberts Fellow.
Angela Vossmeyer
Professors Angela Vossmeyer, Shibu Yooseph, and Paul Nerenberg received a major research instrumentation grant from the National Science Foundation. The award will enable the College to purchase a high-performance computing cluster to increase CMC’s computational research capacity. This new equipment will serve 10+ distinct research programs across the natural, mathematical, and social sciences and foster important new research collaborations. Vossmeyer is the Rothacker Family Associate Professor of Economics and George R. Roberts Fellow and Yooseph and Nerenberg are Kravis Department of Integrated Sciences professors.
Paul Nerenberg
Professors Paul Nerenberg, Shibu Yooseph, and Angela Vossmeyer received a major research instrumentation grant from the National Science Foundation. The award will enable the College to purchase a high-performance computing cluster to increase CMC’s computational research capacity. This new equipment will serve 10+ distinct research programs across the natural, mathematical, and social sciences and foster important new research collaborations. Nerenberg and Yooseph are Kravis Department of Integrated Sciences professors and Vossmeyer is the Rothacker Family Associate Professor of Economics and George R. Roberts Fellow.
Lisa Koch
International Relations Professor Lisa Koch’s book Nuclear Decisions: Changing the Course of Nuclear Weapons Programs (Oxford University Press 2023) has been named winner of the Robert Jervis Best International Security Book Award for 2023.
Minju Kim
Professor of Korean Minju Kim has been named president of the International Circle of Korean Linguistics. As its 25th president, Kim is the first president from a liberal arts college. The International Circle of Korean Linguistics is the most prestigious international scholarly association of Korean linguistics, bringing together fields as diverse as pragmatics, phonology, and formal linguistics.