PhD Student named Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellow
May 28, 2025
Mitchell Herrmann, a PhD student in the History of Art, has been named a 2025 Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellow, one of only 20 selected.
Since its inception in 1981, the Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship has funded nearly 1,400 fellows and is the nation’s largest and most prestigious award for PhD candidates in the humanities and social sciences addressing questions of religion, ethics, morals, or values.
Fellows receive a $31,000 stipend to complete the writing stage of their dissertation.
Herrmann studies modern and contemporary art with particular interests in ecology and the environment, media and technology, and critical theory. His dissertation focuses on the theme of biological life in contemporary art.