Associate Professor of History Kate Merkel-Hess named a 2026 Guggenheim Fellow
Penn State Associate Professor of History Kate Merkel-Hess has been named a 2026 Guggenheim Fellow by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
Merkel-Hess was among 223 scholars and artists from 52 disciplines chosen for their “prior career achievement and exceptional promise,” according to the foundation, which was established in 1925 by Sen. Simon Guggenheim. All fellows receive a stipend to pursue their work under “the freest possible conditions.”
