July 3 Research Alert
Research Prizes and Honors [Have you or a colleague won a research-related prize or honor? Let the Research Alert know.] ASSISTANT HISTORY PROFESSOR WINS 2008 TAFT LABOR HISTORY PRIZE The 2008 Philip Taft Labor History Book Prize was awarded to Laurie Green, an assistant professor in the Department of History, for her book Battling the Plantation Mentality: Memphis [...]July 1 College of Liberal Arts Awards Keene Prize for Literature to Michener Center Graduate
George Brant, a recent graduate of the James A. Michener Center for Writers at The University of Texas at Austin, has won the 2008 Keene Prize for Literature, one of the world's largest student literary prizes. Brant will receive $50,000. An additional $50,000 will be divided among three finalists.July 1 Charles Groat Named Interim Dean of Jackson School of Geosciences
The University of Texas at Austin has named Charles G. "Chip" Groat interim dean of the Jackson School of Geosciences.
