MacArthur "Genius" Awards

Colleges & Universities A-Z University of Michigan
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<p>Faculty member and Poet receives award
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khaled_Mattawa"&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khaled_Mattawa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Alumna and Historian receives award
<a href="http://www.macfound.org/fellows/926/"&gt;http://www.macfound.org/fellows/926/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>These awards bring the faculty awards to 19 and the Alumni awards to 22
for a total of 41 unique "affiliates". A number of the alumni have also served
as faculty at some juncture bringing the faculty total to 33.</p>

<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_University_of_Michigan_alumni#MacArthur_Foundation_award_winners"&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_University_of_Michigan_alumni#MacArthur_Foundation_award_winners&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_University_of_Michigan_faculty_and_staff#MacArthur_Foundation_award_winners"&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_University_of_Michigan_faculty_and_staff#MacArthur_Foundation_award_winners&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Given that somewhat over 900 have been awarded since 1981, 41 is a pretty
respectable total.</p>

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<p>Every year I read the list – I honestly believe that my boyfriend from my Michigan years (who was and is a true genius) will appear on the list someday. Not this year… but I think he will add to the total someday. :)</p>