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We’re thrilled to welcome three new faculty members to H&A this fall: Athena Devlin, Director of the Publishing Certificate Program; Armando Cortés, Assistant Professor of Art (Ceramics); and Pablo Pryluka, Assistant Professor of History. Their expertise—from publishing and ceramics to modern Latin American history—will enrich our classrooms, studios, and community. Please join us in giving them a warm welcome!

Athena Devlin — Director, Publishing Certificate Program

Athena Devlin joins CCNY as Director of the Publishing Certificate Program, bringing deep experience at the intersection of literature, pedagogy, and access. Formerly an Associate Professor of English and American Studies and Chair of the Department of Literature, Writing, and Publishing at St. Francis College, she studies how gender, race, and age shape American literature and classrooms. Devlin is eager to expand the program’s partnerships across publishing—from indies to major houses—and to design innovative courses that help diverse voices reach readers. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a B.A. from Barnard College.

Armando Cortés — Assistant Professor of Art (Ceramics)

A sculptor and performance artist born in Urequio, Michoacán and active in Brooklyn, Armando Cortés (BA, UCLA; MFA, Yale) has shown work at institutions including Mass MoCA, The Shed, Smack Mellon, ASU Art Museum, and Jenkins Johnson Projects, with residencies and fellowships at Franklin Furnace, UT Austin’s St. Elmo program, Tiger Strikes Asteroid, Field Projects, and the Bemis Center. A 2025 NYSCA and Brooklyn Arts Council grantee, Cortés has taught across drawing, sculpture, performance, and ceramics at UT Austin, Pratt, Drew, and NYU. At CCNY, he will lead ceramics: “I’m most excited to move our ceramics program forward—expanding materials, and the level and scale of work students can create.”

Pablo Pryluka — Assistant Professor of History

Historian of modern Latin America and the world, Pablo Pryluka examines the intersection of economic, social, and environmental history. His current book project, Developing Consumers: A History of Wants and Needs in Postwar South America, traces how development policies reshaped welfare and material life after WWII. Pryluka earned his Ph.D. from Princeton University, where his dissertation won the Herman E. Krooss Prize (Business History Conference) and was shortlisted for the Thirsk–Feinstein Dissertation Prize (Economic History Society). A former postdoctoral fellow at Harvard’s Weatherhead Research Cluster on Global History, his work has been supported by the Fulbright Commission, Hagley Museum and Library, Duke’s Hartman Center, and Princeton programs. He also writes for public outlets including Project Syndicate, Phenomenal World, Jacobin, and Public Books. “I’m excited to collaborate across CCNY and help students explore Latin America’s histories and its connections to the U.S.—and to New York City in particular.”