Since 1970, the Folger Institute’s Consortium has taken a leading role in advancing scholarly inquiry and college-level teaching in the humanities. The consortium pursues its work through “resource sharing,” with each member institution contributing intellectual, financial, and managerial resources to collective projects that no one of them can accomplish alone. For more information, please visit the Consortium’s page on Folgerpedia.
Each member university nominates a faculty representative to sit on the Consortium Executive Committee, which is charged with program planning and oversight. These representatives also advise program applicants who are affiliated with their universities. Their names and contact information may be found below.
As we complete our major building renovation, we thank those member universities that contributed membership dues at a “sustaining” rate in the 2023–2024 academic year. They are indicated with a caret (^) in the list below.
Folger Institute
Chair: Dr. Patricia Akhimie, Director, Folger Institute
Dr. Owen Williams, Associate Director, Scholarly Programs
University of Alabama
Professor Daniel Riches, History
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487–0212
(205) 348–1825
American University
Professor Anita Sherman, Literature
Washington, DC 20016–8047
(202) 885–2985
Amherst College ^
Professor Anston Bosman, English
Amherst, MA 01002–5000
(413) 542–2627
Boston University
Professor Erin Murphy, English
Boston, MA 02215
(617) 358–2557
Brown University
Professor Richard Rambuss, English
Providence, RI 02912
(401) 863–3732
University at Buffalo
Professor Christine Varnado, Global Gender and Sexuality
Buffalo, NY 14260–4600
(716) 645–0790
The Catholic University of America
Professor Tobias Gregory, English
Washington, DC 20064
(202) 319–5688
University of Chicago
Professor Ellen Mackay, English
Chicago, IL 60637
(773) 702–8536
Columbia University
Professor Julie Crawford, English and Comparative Literature
New York, NY 10027–7002
(212) 854–5779
University of Connecticut
Professor Evelyn Tribble, English
Storrs, CT 06269–4025
(860) 486–1539
University of Delaware
Professor Kristen Poole, English
Newark, DE 19716
(302) 831–2361
Emory University
Professor Sheila T. Cavanagh, English
Atlanta, GA 30322
(404) 727–6420
Fordham University
Professor Thomas O’Donnell, English
Bronx, NY 10458
(718) 817–4018
George Mason University
Professor Jessica Marie Otis, History and Art History
Fairfax, VA 22030–4444
(703) 993–1250
The George Washington University
Professor Holly Dugan, English
Washington, DC 20052
(202) 994–6180
Georgetown University
Professor Daniel Shore, English
Washington, DC 20057–1131
(202) 687–7362
Harvard University
Professor Gordon Teskey, English
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 528–8023
Howard University
Professor Elisa Oh, English
Washington, DC 20059
(202) 806–6730
The Johns Hopkins University ^
Professor Sharon Achinstein, English
Baltimore, MD 21218–2685
(410) 516–2897
University of Maryland, College Park
Professor Amanda Bailey, English
College Park, MD 20742
(301) 405–3794
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Professor Amy Froide, History
Baltimore, MD 21250
(410) 455–2033
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Professor Marjorie Rubright, English
Amherst, MA 01003–9274
(413) 577–3600
The City University of New York
Professor Tanya Pollard, English
New York, NY 10016–4309
(212) 817–8444
New York University
Professor Daniel Jütte, History
New York, NY 10003
(212) 998–8600
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Professor Taylor Cowdery, English and Comparative Literature
Chapel Hill, NC 27599–3520
(919) 962–5481
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Professor Christopher Hodgkins, English
Greensboro, NC 27412
(336) 334–4695
North Carolina State University
Professor Christopher Crosbie, English
Raleigh, NC 27695–8105
(919) 515–0261
University of Notre Dame
Professor Peter Holland, Film, Television and Theatre
Notre Dame, IN 46556
(574) 631–2704
The Ohio State University
Professor Alan Farmer, English
Columbus, OH 43210
(614) 292– 6065
University of Pennsylvania
Professor Whitney Trettien, English
Philadelphia, PA 19104–6273
(215) 898–7055
Pennsylvania State University
Professor Marcy North, English
University Park, PA 16802–6200
(814) 865–9703
Princeton University ^
Professor Bradin Cormack, English
Princeton, NJ 08544
(609) 258–7768
Queen’s University, Belfast
Professor Crawford Gribben, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Belfast BT7 1NN, Northern Ireland
+44 (0)28 9097 5231
University of Rochester ^
Steven Rozenski, English
Rochester, NY 14627
(585) 275-4092
Rutgers University
Professor Ann Baynes Coiro, English
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
(848) 932–7690
University of St. Andrews
Dr. Giulio Pertile, English
St. Andrews, Fife KY16 9AL, Scotland
+44 (0) 1334 462687
University of South Carolina
Professor Holly Crocker, English
Columbia, SC 29208
(803) 576–5962
Syracuse University
Professor Stephanie Shirilan, English
Syracuse, NY 13244–1170
(315) 443–2049
Texas A&M University
Professor Margaret Ezell, English
College Station, TX 77843
(979) 845–8351
University of Toronto ^
Professor Lynne Magnusson, English
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5R 2M8
(416) 978–2726
Tulane University
Professor Michael Kuczynski, English
New Orleans, LA 70118
(504) 862–8150
Vanderbilt University
Professor Kathryn Schwarz, English
Nashville, TN 37235
(615) 322–2367
University of Virginia
Professor Katharine Maus, English
Charlottesville, VA 22903
(434) 924–6620
Washington University in St. Louis
Professor Joseph Loewenstein, English
St. Louis, MO 63130–4899
(314) 935–4404
West Virginia University
Professor Christine Hoffmann, English
Morgantown, WV 26506–6296
(304) 293–3107
Yale University ^
Professor Ayesha Ramachandran, Comparative Literature
New Haven, CT 06520–8324
(203) 432–2745