Mellon Initiative for Inclusive Faculty Excellence

Mellon Initiative for Inclusive Faculty Excellence aims to increase demographic and intellectual diversity at the doctoral, post-doctoral, and professorship levels through intellectual community, mentorship, and professional development.

Latest Events

Friday, June 6, 2025

Black Gotham Experience - "Brother Malcolm" Walk

Brother Malcolm is a walk experience in four movements honoring the centennial of his birth, May 19th. This is our latest Black Gotham Experience that aims to add a fresh composition and...

Saturday, May 3, 2025

Sonia Sanchez delivers Keynote Address at Mellon Initiative Conference

On May 3rd, 2025, renowned poet, scholar, and activist Sonia Sanchez delivered the closing keynote address for “The World as It Is: Celebrating Collective Transformation”, a two-day conference...

Latest News

June 4, 2025

The Mellon Initiative marks the end of a cycle with “The World As It Is”, a 2-day Conference

New York, NY – The Mellon Initiative for Inclusive Faculty Excellence proudly presented “The World As It Is: Celebrating Collective Transformation,” a two-day conference held on...

March 10, 2025

Mellon Fellow Sean Jacobs ('24-'25) Explores Audre Lorde’s South African Connections in NEW CONTEXT Article

Source: https://thenewcntxt.com/08-issue-03

The Mellon Initiative is excited to share “Air fragrant with lime trees”, a new article by Sean Jacobs (Faculty Fellow ’24-’25) featured in THE NEW CONTEXT, an online...

February 18, 2025

Mellon Fellow Julián Gómez-Delgado ('24-'25) Co-Authors Article on Debt and the Developmental State published in 'Economy and Society'

The Mellon Initiative is pleased to announce that Julián Gómez-Delgado, current Mellon Dissertation Fellow, has co-authored a compelling article in the journal Economy and Society. The article...