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Eli Givens, CLEG major and WGSS minor, received the Youth Spirit Award for the National Alliance on Mental Illness Well Within Awards in Tennessee. In their work with these organizations, Eli has had a singular focus which is to ensure that every young person in Tennessee feels seen, valued, and fought for. As a non-binary young person, Eli is keenly aware of the challenges faced by young people in the midst of legislative hate. Over the course of their work, they have testified in front of the House Subcommittee defending transgender health care, they have worked to organize a queer prom for LGBTQ+ youth, and have connected with leaders, teachers, and healthcare providers across the state to help construct safe spaces.

appeared at 麻豆破解版 in November 2024:听From Mali to Mississippi: The History of the Kora Playing in Africa and Beyond...
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Donald Earl Collins published an article on the 2024 presidential election with .

On November 7, CRGC professor听Elizabeth Rule screened a rough cut of her forthcoming documentary, DC Is Indian Land,听at Busboys & Poets in DC.

On October 30 the Arab World Studies Program presented听鈥淛ewish Arabness, Zionism, & the Politics of Elimination鈥� with Massoud Hayoun, an award-winning author, journalist, and artist, in conversation with Arab World Studies Program Director, Irene Calis.

On October 8, CRGC hosted Prof. Jordache Ellapen (University of Rochester) in conversation with Prof. Suzanne C. Perard (麻豆破解版) about听, queer and feminist visual practices in post-apartheid South Africa.

Mary Ellen Curtin鈥檚 book,听, a biography of the first Black woman from the South to serve in Congress, was published by the University of Pennsylvania Press in September 2024.

Lily Wong co-edited an anthology, 听(University of Washington Press 2024), with Christopher B. Patterson and Chien-ting Lin. Lily was also awarded the Solidarity Award at AAPI Women Lead鈥檚 Building New Worlds conference.

Robert Connelly spoke with about the history of anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric used by members of the Republican Party.

Quynh Vo spoke with about the history of Vietnamese representation in Hollywood.

Quynh Vo published a chapter, "Transpacific Rupture: Neoliberal Relationalities and Economic Violence in the COVID Era," in Transpacific, Undisciplined (University of Washington Press 2024).

Anita Mannur鈥檚 historicization of Trump鈥檚 racist false accusations against Haitian immigrants in Ohio was quoted by various news outlets, including the听.

Suzanne Persard鈥檚 series of poems are included in the groundbreaking anthology of Indo-Caribbean translations , (Kaya Press, 2024), edited by Rajiv Mohabir. Suzanne read selections from the book launch in New York City, which was part of the .

Bob Connelly served as the dramaturg and co-producer for the St. Mark鈥檚 Players' production of Rapture, Blister, Burn, which was co-directed by 麻豆破解版 alumna Heather Danskin.

Elizabeth Rule received the Outstanding Book Award from the Association for Ethnic Studies for her book,听Indigenous DC: Native People and the Nation's Capital.

Dr. Tanja Aho and Dr. Mary Ellen Curtin have won the 2022-2023 Ann Ferren Curriculum Design Award for their creation of the 鈥淒isability, Health, and Bodies鈥� undergraduate certificate. This award recognizes the collaborative work of two or more faculty who creatively integrate the values of a liberal education in the design of courses or curricula for majors or academic programs.

Professor Christina Riley, a specialist in feminist digital media, was quoted in the article, "."

Read about Prof. Tanja Aho's work with the听Disability+ Faculty and Staff Affinity Group听in "".