Daphne Brooks, who was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences! Founded in 1780, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences honors excellence and convenes leaders from every field of human endeavor to examine new ideas, address issues of importance to the nation and the world, and work together, as expressed in the charter, “to cultivate every art and science which may tend to advance the interest, honor, dignity, and happiness of a free, independent, and virtuous people.” Professor Brooks joins the company of many notable members, including John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr., Aaron Copland, Martha Graham, John Hope Franklin, Georgia O’Keeffe, E. O. Wilson, and N. Scott Momaday. You can read the YaleNews story here. This is a tremendous honor. Professor Brooks was also invited to join the membership of the Society of American Historians. You can read more about that honor here.