University of Houston Professor Cristina Rivera Garza has won a 2024 Pulitzer Prize for her memoir “Liliana’s Invincible Summer: A Sister’s Search for Justice.” The Pulitzer Prize is regarded as the highest national honor in journalism, letters and drama, and music.

For more than four decades, the University of Houston’s Nicolás Kanellos has played a major role in helping Latinos tell their stories. Whether it’s through fiction, poetry, biographies or history, Kanellos has made an indelible impact on U.S. Latino culture.

Gabriela Baeza Ventura was elected to serve on the Modern Language Association (MLA) Transdisciplinary Connections Digital Humanities Forum Executive Committee for 2022-2027. As part of this forum, Baeza Ventura will help to represent areas of scholarly and professional interests for MLA members. Learn more.