Guggenheim Fellow Explores Baldwin's Radical Life | Athens News

Athens Georgia News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 2, 2026 · 2m

Professor Ed Pavlić, a University of Georgia scholar and newly awarded 2026 Guggenheim Fellow, is using his prestigious fellowship to finally complete his long-awaited biography of James Baldwin, “Darker than Blue: A Radical Life of James Baldwin.” Once a business major turned humanities scholar after a transformative African American Studies course, Pavlić now has thirteen published books and the support of Pulitzer winner Yusef Komunyakaa. This fellowship grants him a year to immerse himself in Baldwin’s life with rare documents, fueled by a personal connection forged in adolescence. His…