August 9, 2023
Professor Shelby has been named a Walter Channing Cabot Fellow for the current academic year. The annual awards honor faculty members for their distinguished accomplishments in the fields of literature, history or art, and for their notable publications. Professor Shelby receives this prize fellowship in recognition of his outstanding contributions to his field, including the 2022 publication of The Idea of Prison Abolition.
See a full list of the 2023 Walter Channing Cabot Fellows here: https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/newsplus/twelve-faculty-named-cabot-fellows/