Team
Promoting Higher Learning
Administrators of the Mellon Public Humanities and Social Justice Program are celebrated professors, authors, lecturers and leaders who are committed to engaging diverse students in advanced research and higher learning.

Linda Martin Alcoff
Professor and Co-Director of the Mellon Public Humanities and Social Justice Program
Philosophy Professor Linda Martin Alcoff has written and edited books and over 100 journal articles on a wide range of topics including epistemology, Latin American philosophy, feminism, critical race theory and continental philosophy.
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Nico Israel
Professor and Co-Director of the Mellon Public Humanities and Social Justice Program
Nico Israel is a Professor in the Department of English, and the Co-Director of the Mellon Public Humanities and Social Justice Program.
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Emily Springer
Program Administrator
Emily Springer is the program administrator of the Mellon Public Humanities and Social Justice Scholars Program.
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