India, May 13 -- Christina Snyder, McCabe Greer Professor of the American Civil War Era in Penn State's Department of History, has been named a 2024 Guggenheim Fellow by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.

Snyder was among 188 scholars and artists from 52 fields chosen for their "prior career achievement and exceptional promise," according to the foundation, which was established in 1925 by Sen. Simon Guggenheim. All fellows receive a stipend to pursue their work under "the freest possible conditions."

"The Guggenheim Fellowship is one of the greatest honors of my career," Snyder said. "I'm floored to be joining a group of fellows that includes some of my favorite writers as well as esteemed scholars from many disciplines. I'...