New AGLSP Board Members

Welcome new AGLSP Board Members, Todd French, Director of the Master of Liberal Studies program at Rollins College and Laura Zeintek, Director of the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies program at Reed College. We are delighted to have them join us!

2024 Confluence Writing Award Winners

The AGLSP board and the Editorial Board of Confluence are pleased to announce the 2024 Confluence Writing Award winners!

The Frederick Luis Aldama Excellence in Creative Writing Award winner is Khyber Daniel IV from the University of Memphis for his poem, “Blues Suite.”

The Excellence in Interdisciplinary Writing Award winner is Lani St. Hill from North Carolina State University for her paper "Everyday Environmentalism: Fostering Climate Justice in Higher Education.”

The winners will each receive $500 and be recognized at the annual conference in October. Their award-winning submissions will be published in the Fall 2024 issue of Confluence. Congratulations to both writers for their excellent work!

Annual Faculty Award

We are very pleased to announce the winner of the 2024 Annual Faculty Award is Dr. Amy Laura Hall from Duke University.  The Annual Faculty Award is one of the AGLSP’s most significant initiatives and an important part of the annual conference.  We look forward to honoring her at the conference in October.

Welcome New Members!

Welcome New Individual Members for 2024!
Kerry Carlin, DePaul University

Welcome New Student/Alumni Members for 2024!
Derek Hadge, San Diego State University
Kaleena Bergfors, San Diego State University
Fabiola Ramirez, San Diego State University
Steven Moreno-Terrill, San Diego State University
Evan Shulman, San Diego State University

Welcome New Honor Society Members for 2024!
Olivia Campisano, University of Pennsylvania
Ritika Debnath, University of Pennsylvania
Penelope Fossa, University of Pennsylvania
Emma Haw, University of Pennsylvania
Tyler John Kitchenman, University of Pennsylvania
Ruth Tan, University of Pennsylvania
Samuel Yoder, University of Pennsylvania
Ye Yuting, University of Pennsylvania
Marian Cuevas, San Diego State University
Todd Kenny, Rice University
Mark Linroth, Rice University
Craig Murrin, Rice University
Pam Otal, Rice University
Taylor Farmilette, Rice University
Barbara Goss, Southern Methodist University
E. Jean Pemberton, Southern Methodist University
Callie Summers, Southern Methodist University
Ranim Algwaider, Southern Methodist University
Ryan Garrett, Southern Methodist University
Anand Atre, Johns Hopkins University
Mary Barbour, Johns Hopkins University
Kristen Beirne, Johns Hopkins University
Eileen Corr, Johns Hopkins University
Vincent A. Di Benedetto III, Johns Hopkins University
Claire Foster, Johns Hopkins University
A. Benjamin Miles III, Johns Hopkins University
Mary Ann Wargo, Johns Hopkins University
Connor Davis, University of Pennsylvania
Jennifer Fisher, University of Pennsylvania
Caryn Miller, University of Pennsylvania
Warren Power, University of Pennsylvania
Michelle Presbury, University of Pennsylvania
Benjamin Wanjura, University of Pennsylvania
Lingyi Zhang, University of Pennsylvania
Daniel Kistner, Southern Methodist University
Denise Manley, Rice University