James Goodman, associate professor of history and social studies, however, will use his fellowship to take a full-year leave of absence before he continues his career as a professor at Rutgers University.

Goodman, has taught a survey course on race relations in 20th century America for the past seven years.

"Men and women who were radical about race in the 1960's have often become much more conservative about race," Goodman said. "These people tend to think about racial inequality less in terms of sociology and history, and more in terms of the pathology and individual behavior of African-Americans."

The other Harvard Faculty who have received Guggenheim fellowships are: Norman Bryson, professor of the fine arts for his work in art, gender and nation in Japanese visual culture; and Raphael Campo, instructor in medicine, for his work in the field of poetry.

Mahzarin R. Banaji, associate professor of psychology at Yale University and a visiting scholar at Harvard this semester, also received a fellowship for her work on the nature of implicit prejudice.

Several Boston-area artists and professors at Boston College, Emerson College, MIT and Tufts University also received fellowships.

Donal Fox, an African-American composer who lives in Roxbury, received a fellowship to support his innovation in music composition.

"I blend the African-American experience with the classical tradition in terms of spirit freedom of expression, and spontaneity of thought," Fox said. "I'm trying to combine the freedom of a great performer, such as Yo- Yo Ma ['76] or Billie Holiday, with the classical tradition. I'm trying to write this freedom into my compositions."

Russell L. Roberts, a painter and Cambridge resident said he considers the Fellowship "an incredible honor."

"Having this much money guaranteed changes the ingrained attitude of an artist," said Roberts. "It snaps the mental adhesions to a budget and financial constraints. Budgeting normally spreads and colors many attitudes of doing my work."

This year--the 72nd since Guggenheim and his wife made their initial donation--164 artists, writers and professors received a total of $4,890,000 in fellowship awards.

"It is our conviction, based on our experience with the present Fellowships of the Foundation, that this may best be accomplished by aiding scholars and artists of proven abilities to carry on research and creative work in contact with the scholars and artists of other lands," wrote Senator John S. Guggenheim in his Letter of Gift dated June 7, 1929