Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Philbrick Yadav Named Kinghorn Fellow

For her outstanding scholarship and public engagement on the complex politics of the Middle East, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science Stacey Philbrick Yadav was named this year's recipient of the John R. and Florence B. Kinghorn Global Fellowship.

Philbrick Yadav, who has lived in Yemen and is a member of the executive committee of the American Institute of Yemeni Studies, has been writing about Yemen's opposition politics for more than a decade. Since Yemen's uprising in 2011, she's published several articles and a book exploring the dynamics of Islamist activism and alliance building. She offers her expertise on Middle East politics in media appearances including NPR, the BBC, The Washington Post and CNN.

Hobart Dean Khuram Hussain, who nominated Philbrick Yadav for the fellowship, says that "Stacey's public lectures contribute to a deeper understanding of the complex and shifting relationships between non-Islamist and Islamist organizations in a way that brings light to highly obscured and simplified political communities. Our campus and community are better for her work and her contribution to public discourse at the Colleges are illuminating and necessary."

Established in 1970, the Kinghorn Fellowship honors outstanding faculty, staff and administrators at HWS who have exemplified global citizenship on a continued basis.

Philbrick Yadav will receive a stipend of $3,000 to be used in the spirit and nature of the award. During her appointment period, Philbrick Yadav will deliver the Kinghorn Global Fellow Lecture; the lecture topic must be connected to global citizenship and reflective of the work done to qualify for the award.

Recent Kinghorn Fellows

2017-18: Thomas D'Agostino P'15, dean of global education and Jack Harris P'02, P'06, professor of sociology, examined the lasting effects of the Colleges' program in global education.

2016-17: Charles Temple, professor of education, explored the ways in which the HWS students, faculty and staff define global perspectives.

2015-16: Alejandra Molina, director of intercultural affairs, convened a panel to discuss the ways in which immigration impacts the HWS campus community.

2014-15: Catherine Gallouet, former dean of William Smith College and professor of French and Francophone studies, researched European representations of Africans in culture from the French Enlightenment to the present.