USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism Professor and cultural historian Josh Kun was selected as a 2016 fellow of the MacArthur Foundation. The prestigious fellowship, known informally as the “genius grant,” provides each recipient with a $625,000 “no strings attached” award over five years. Kun is one of 23 fellows selected this year by the Chicago-based John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. 

Kun was honored with a program and reception at Wallis Annenberg Hall on November 22, 2016.

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