Double honor: USC historian lands Guggenheim Fellowship, Rome Prize
Carol Harrison smiles outside on USC's campus Double honor: USC historian lands Guggenheim Fellowship, Rome Prize April 25, 2024, Laura Erskine Carol Harrison is headed to Rome for the upcoming school year thanks to two major fellowships supporting her research on the First Vatican Council (1869-1870). A professor in USC’s Department of History, Harrison recently won both the Guggenheim Fellowship — one of the world’s most prestigious grants for scholars — and the Rome Prize from the American Academy in Rome.