An alumna is one of 22 recipients of the 2011 MacArthur Fellowship.
Tiya Miles, who received a master’s degree in Women's Studies from Emory University in 1995, will receive $500,000 over the next five years to support her research and work.
Fellowships are given to “talented individuals who have shown extraordinary originality and dedication in their creative pursuits and a marked capacity for self-direction,” according to the foundation’s website.
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Miles is a public historian and faculty member at the University of Michigan. Her work “explores the complex relationship between African and Cherokee peoples living and working in colonial America,” according to a news release published by Emory University.
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