Economics Scholar Honored by American Academy of Sciences and Letters
Peter Arcidiacono, William Henry Glasson Distinguished Professor of Economics, was invested in the American Academy of Sciences and Letters on November 12, 2025.
In recognition of his outstanding scholarly achievement, Peter S. Arcidiacono was invested as a member of the American Academy of Sciences and Letters at an annual ceremony on November 12 in Washington, DC.
Arcidiacono is the William Henry Glasson Distinguished Professor of Economics. He specializes in applied microeconomics, applied economics and labor economics, with particular focus on education and discrimination. His work, which has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute for Child Health and Human Development and the Smith Richardson Foundation, has tackled such topics as the impact of race and gender in higher education, affirmative action and the minimum wage.
The American Academy of Sciences and Letters promotes scholarship and honors outstanding achievement in the arts, sciences and learned professions. It supports learning by encouraging the exchange of ideas within academia and in society at large, and by sponsoring occasions for scholarly interaction and providing platforms for the presentation and dissemination of scholarship in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, mathematics and engineering.
“We have been delighted to honor such luminaries as Sir Salman Rushdie and Jay Bhattacharya in previous years, and we are honored to welcome and this year’s group of outstanding scholars,” said Academy President Dr. Donald Landry, who is also interim president of the University of Florida. “Like other academies, we honor intellectual excellence, but our Academy is distinguished by a special accent on intellectual courage. All our new members this year reflect the independence of mind we strive to honor.”