The Rundown: Meet this year’s MacArthur ‘Genius’ Fellows
Several Illinois residents have been named 2026 MacArthur Fellows, receiving an $800,000 no-strings-attached grant for their outstanding talent.
Good afternoon! It’s Tuesday, and I find it wild that we’re opening time capsules from 2021. That year simultaneously feels like yesterday and forever ago. Here’s what you need to know today.1. Here are the Illinoisans named 2026 MacArthur FellowsThe so-called “genius grant” is awarded to 20 to 30 individuals each year and comes with a no-strings-attached prize of $800,000. The fellowship is an honor “intended to encourage people of outstanding talent to pursue their own creative, intellectual,…
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