Délice Williams, IRT ‘96
Williams has a new article in the winter issue of the journal Modern Language Studies, which was published on Jan 31, 2025. Williams is an associate professor in the English Department at the University of Delaware.
Tiffany Joseph, IRT ’03
The release of Joseph’s newest book Not All In: Race, Immigration, and Health Care Exclusion in the Age of Obamacare is available via Hopkins Press, March 2025. Tiffany D. Joseph is an associate professor of sociology and international affairs at Northeastern University.
Read author commentary by Dr. Joseph.
Monica Mercado, IRT ’03
Mercado was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure at Colgate University. Her first book, An Archive of Girlhood: The Convent Academy in Catholic America, is under advance contract with UNC Press and continues the work she has pursued over the last decade on whiteness, racism, and campus histories.
David Johns, IRT ’03
Johns is the CEO and Executive Director of the National Black Justice Collective and recently spoke at this virtual event: Executive Disorder: Resisting the War on Equal Opportunity. A recording of the event is posted on YouTube. Johns was also featured in a February 6, 2025 Times article, “David J. Johns Won’t Stop Fighting for Queer Black Youth.”
Adom Getachew, IRT ‘08
Getachew is one of the curators of the “Project a Black Planet: The Art and Culture of Panafrica” exhibition at the @artinstitutechi. The exhibition is on display until March 30th. Project a Black Planet: The Art and Culture of Panafrica | The Art Institute of Chicago
Kat Stephens-Peace, IRT ‘13
Recognized by the American College Personnel Association (ACPA), celebrating the collective work and colleagues’ scholarship, Kat received their first award as a faculty member from the Coalition for Disability Intersectionality Award.
Per the ACPA website, this award is given to a scholar and/or practitioner who promotes awareness of the intersectionality between disability and other identities. Through scholarship, community outreach, or professional services, this award winner will exhibit cultural competency and advocacy for the unique experiences and challenges that individuals with disabilities and other intersecting identities encounter.
Jallicia Jolly, IRT ’13 was one of the organizers and speakers at the Reproductive Justice Futurism Think Tank at Smith College this past March. Jolly is a Professor in American Studies and Black Studies at Amherst College.
Alejandro Menchaca, IRT ‘15
Alejandro was named this year’s School Counselor of the Year through the Phoenix Union Foundation for Education.
Mariahadessa Tallie, IRT ‘17
Tallie’s children’s book “We Go Slow” is available for preorder. It is a meditative book about an intergenerational walk through a busy city. The book is illustrated by the Caldecott Honor Award Winner Aaron Becker and will be published in August by Atheneum Books for Young Readers. http://www.ekeretallie.com
Joshua Strayhorn, IRT ‘17
Joshua launched the digital exhibit for a project entitled, “Created Equal – From Bondage to Freedom in James City,” with the James City Historical Society. The project is an important piece of North Carolina history. Joshua is a Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow with the National Park Service.
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