Sunil Amrith, Henry R. Luce Director of the Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies, has been awarded the 2025 Dayton Literary Peace Prize for Nonfiction for his book The Burning Earth.
The George Herbert Walker Jr. Lecture examines identity, propaganda, and the challenges of communication with award-winning author and Soviet-born British journalist Peter Pomerantsev.
The judges of this year’s British Academy Book Prize have chosen a shortlist of six bold and original works by distinguished authors – all recognized authorities in their fields. Amrith, the Henry R. Luce Director of the MacMillan Center, is among the nominees for his book, The Burning Earth.
The MacMillan Center has awarded its distinguished 2025 International Book Prizes to Yale ladder faculty members Lauren Benton and Priyasha Mukhopadhyay.
The South Asian Studies Council (SASC) at the MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies has launched a Telugu language program, which is open to all Yale undergraduate and graduate students.