Music scholar Cesar Favila recognized as Mellon Early Career Faculty Leader and ACLS Fellow
Cesar Favila, an assistant professor of musicology at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, has recently been honoured with two prestigious awards - the Mellon Emerging Faculty Leaders (MEFL) award and the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) fellowship. These recognitions highlight his academic excellence, leadership potential, and innovative contributions to the humanities.
The Mellon Emerging Faculty Leaders program, funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, aims to identify and foster promising early-career scholars and faculty members in the humanities and related fields. The award provides recipients with resources, mentorship, and networking opportunities to develop leadership skills and advance their research and academic careers. Receiving this award is a mark of distinction that highlights the recipient’s potential to become a leading figure in their discipline.
The ACLS is a prestigious federation of scholarly organizations dedicated to advancing humanities research and education. ACLS awards are highly competitive fellowships, grants, or honors given to scholars demonstrating outstanding contributions to the humanities and social sciences. An ACLS award denotes national or even international recognition of scholarly excellence.
Cesar Favila's research focuses on the convents of pre-independence Mexico as cultural sites where all the arts - literature, visual, musical - worked together to create an atmosphere of devotion. His work often breaks new ground in his area, contributing fresh perspectives and methodologies that influence peers and future research.
The MEFL award supports Favila’s emergence as a future academic leader, enabling him to take on significant roles in shaping scholarship and mentoring others. The ACLS fellowship provides funding designed to support institutional leave in order to concentrate on research and writing, enhancing his ongoing work.
Both awards validate Favila’s scholarly contributions and the innovative nature of his research. They also provide resources that facilitate further research, collaborations, and dissemination of findings. The recognition benefits UCLA by strengthening its reputation as a hub for cutting-edge scholarship and by fostering a dynamic intellectual environment.
Favila's impactful scholarship and mentorship are recognised at UCLA, with his work extending to undergraduate students through mentorship. He has also received the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Mentorship Award, which honours impactful mentorship in academia.
In summary, Cesar Favila's awards from the Mellon Emerging Faculty Leaders program and the American Council of Learned Societies reflect his academic excellence, leadership potential, and innovative contributions to the humanities. These honours not only support his ongoing research but also enhance his influence as a mentor and academic leader. The recognition benefits UCLA by strengthening its reputation as a hub for cutting-edge scholarship and by fostering a dynamic intellectual environment.
Cesar Favila's academic journey extends beyond personal growth, encompassing education-and-self-development and career-development, as the Mellon Emerging Faculty Leaders program aims to foster his leadership skills and facilitate his research endeavors. Furthermore, the ACLS fellowship provides resources for skills-training and enhances his research concentration, fostering his influence as a mentor and academic leader, thereby contributing significantly to the advancement of the humanities and the prestige of UCLA.
