Stacie Raucci, assistant professor of classics, and Channette Romero, assistant professor of English, have been named John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Assistant Professors, a fellowship that supports new and promising faculty members.
Raucci came to Union in 2004. She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Chicago with a dissertation titled “Gazing Games: Propertius and the Dynamics of Vision.” Her fields include Latin literature of the Augustian Age; gender and sexuality; and culture and society of the late Republic. Her offerings include courses in Greek and Latin language and literature as well as sex and gender in antiquity.
Romero holds a Ph.D. from Rutgers University. Her dissertation was titled “Spiritual Resistance: Religion, Race and Nation in Ethnic American Women's Fiction.” Interests include African American literature, ethnic American literature, twentieth century literature, and gender and feminist theory.
The College has recognized 30 MacArthur Assistant Professors since 1982, after receiving a grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Last year's recipients were Jennifer Matsue of performing arts and East Asian Studies, and Andrew Morris of history.