12/02/2022 11:05:17 AMThe University of Houston College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS) is proud to announce that Cristina Rivera Garza, Ph.D., founder and director of the UH doctoral program in Hispanic Studies with a concentration in creative writing in Spanish, has received a 2020 MacArthur Fellowship. As a recipient of this prestigious award, commonly known as a “genius grant,” Rivera Garza is among a distinguished group of 21 individuals who will receive $625,000 of no-strings-attached support from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation over a five-year period. MacArthur Fellowships are among the most prestigious and generous awards given to those who have demonstrated extraordinary talent and dedication in academia, writing, music, film and other creative fields.https://stories.uh.edu/2020-garza-genius-grant/index.html