April 18, 2026•1 min read•from Inside Higher Ed

Who Gets a Guggenheim? This Professor Has an Answer

A photo illustration of a trophy, college student silhouettes in front of campus shots of Stanford University, Columbia University and Yale University.

Emma Whitford Fri, 04/17/2026 - 03:00 AM

Education and public policy professor Dominique Baker looked at 30,000 fellowship recipients to determine how influential institutional affiliation is in determining who gets one.

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