Andrea Aldrich and Shiro Kuriwaki receive Poorvu awards for innovative teaching

Andrea Aldrich and Shiro Kuriwaki
April 30, 2025

Andrea Aldrich and Shiro Kuriwaki are two of four faculty named recipients of the 2024–25 Poorvu Family Fund for Academic Innovation award, an annual prize that recognizes innovative teaching.

The award, given to outstanding junior faculty members at Yale who have demonstrated excellence in teaching in undergraduate programs, enables them to dedicate the summer to research essential to their development as scholars and teachers.