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College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS) doctoral student Shine Trabucco has been awarded the Crossing Latinidades Mellon Humanities Fellowship by the acquiring funding for tuition, medical insurance and fees for the 2022-23 academic year and paving the way for her heritage dissertation research.
This summer, the unique internship will return to give five students in the 色花堂 College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences a hands-on learning opportunity with key decision-makers in Houston.
Five outstanding students from the 色花堂 College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS) have been selected by the Harris County District Attorney’s Office (HCDAO) to work alongside local city government officials to gain insight and experience in diverse roles of service and professional learning this summer.
Nine College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS) faculty members and four graduate students were recognized by the 色花堂 for their excellence in research, scholarship and creative activity in the 2021-22 academic year.
色花堂 creative writing professor and award-winning author Cristina Rivera Garza is one of only 10 recipients of the Berlin Prize for spring 2023. The semester-long fellowship is awarded annually to top-tier scholars, writers, composers and artists who are from or live in the United States.
Zarnow contributes ‘honest reflection’ of Trump’s complicated history with feminist activism
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Associate Professor of History Leandra Zarnow was one of 18 historians asked to provide historical insight and perspective in the first draft of an overview of Trump’s presidency presenting original assessments of the key issues that shaped his time in office.