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July 22, 2021
Samantha N. Sheppard, associate professor of performing and media arts, has been named a 2021 Academy Film Scholar by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The annual grant is given to established scholars whose projects are focused on some aspect of filmmaking and the film industry. She will receive $25,000 to complete her book project, “A Black W/hole: Phantom Cinemas and the Reimagining of Black Women’s Media Histories.
Sheppard
“I am thrilled to receive recognition and support from the Academy for this book project, especially as the growing visibility of Black women in front of and behind the camera provides an occasion, if not the imperative, to examine Black women’s cultural production and impact on the past, present, and future media landscape,” said Sheppard.
May 11, 2021
The College of Arts & Sciences recognizes excellence in teaching and advising at the end of each academic year; this year’s award winners include Samantha Sheppard, recipient of the 2021 Robert and Helen Appel Fellowship for Humanists and Social Scientists; and Jun “Kelly” Liu and Phillip Milner, recipients of the 2021 Robert A. and Donna B. Paul Academic Advising Award.
“During this challenging year, our faculty have demonstrated exemplary caring and commitment to our students. These awards honor but a few of the fine people who worked so diligently to ensure that our students continued to receive the best possible education,” said Ray Jayawardhana, the Harold Tanner Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. “We are deeply grateful to the Appels, the Pauls and our other donors for their generosity, which makes it possible to acknowledge outstanding teaching and advising in the College.”