SIGA briefs
Ronda Kasl appointed Scholar in Practice
Ronda Kasl has been appointed Scholar in Practice on Columbia University’s Committee on Global Thought, a multidisciplinary forum established to advance understanding of global issues and challenges.
Adam Jasienski named Berenson Fellow and Thoma Fellow
Adam Jasienski has been named the Berenson Fellow at Villa I Tatti as well as the Marilynn Thoma Fellow in Art of the Spanish Americas.
Laura Fernández González promoted
Laura Fernández González has been promoted to Associate Professor (T/R; what is called elsewhere in the UK as Reader) effective from 1st September 2022.
Orlando Hernández Ying appointed Curatorial Associate at the Hispanic Society Museum & Library
Orlando Hernández Ying has been recently appointed Curatorial Associate at the Hispanic Society Museum & Library where he will co-curate an exhibit of José Clemente Orozco’s drawings and will continue his research on 19th-century Peruuvian watercolorist Pancho Fierro.
Laura Fernandez Gonzalez awarded Leverhume Trust fellowship
Laura Fernández González has been awarded a Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowship for 2022-2023 for her second book project on early modern city ports of the Iberian World. The project entitled: “Global Iberia: Architecture and Empire in the early modern ‘Ports of the Indies’” explores the architectural and urban development of four key city ports of the early modern Iberian world, namely, Lisbon, Old Goa, Seville and Havana.
Adam Jasienski promoted
Adam Jasienski was promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure in the Meadows School of the Arts at SMU.
Alexandra Letvin named curator at Princeton
Alexandra Letvin has been named the inaugural Duane Wilder, Class of 1951, Associate Curator of European Art at the Princeton University Art Museum.
Kate Holohan appointed Curator of Education and Academic Outreach (Syracuse)
Kate Holohan was appointed Curator of Education and Academic Outreach at the Syracuse University Art Museum.