Professor Itohan Osayimwese, Associate Professor of the history of art and architecture has been awarded a New Directions Fellowship from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The $245,000 award will allow Professor Osayimwese to develop expertise in the theories and methods of historical archaeology, which will assist her in developing a more complete understanding of how migration has changed the built environment in Barbados since slaves were emancipated there in 1834.

The fellowship, awarded annually to just a dozen researchers across the U.S., allows mid-career faculty members to pursue additional studies outside their primary subjects, enabling them to dig deeper into cross-disciplinary research. Universities invited to participate in the program are asked to seek proposals from eligible faculty members.

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