Professor Edward Nell of the New School for Social Research is coming in the spring as a Fulbright professor. I'm chuffed, and I think he will make a positive contribution to the research and teaching objectives of the department.
More details on Prof. Nell's work and his books are here, and his New York Review columns are here. His books in print are here.
Incidentally, UL has 5 of the 29 awards in this category. Nice!