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Women in History Spotlight
Alice Deck
Alice Deck, nominated by a faculty mentee, joined the English department’s faculty in the 1980s and later became affiliated with the African American Studies program. She retired in 2011. As a teacher, Alice was a source of support for numerous students within and beyond her departmental affiliations. Alice was a sounding board, research advocate, phenomenal mentor, and essential stakeholder in the lives of countless students. She demonstrated a love, respect, and appreciation for everyone, and despite limited external recognition, Alice dedicated her working life to support students, faculty...
- Anita Kaiser, the associate director of the Center for the Study of Global Gender Equity, is among eight staff and academic professional employees recognized by the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences for their outstanding professional contributions... Read full story
Alumni Spotlight
Bala Saho
Bala Saho
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Alumna
GRID Minor, 2007
MA in African Studies, 2007
Current Position
Assistant Professor, Department of History
The University of Oklahoma, Norman
What is the focus of your current work and/or subject of your current research?
y forthcoming book Contours of Change: Muslim Courts, Women, and Islamic Society in Colonial Bathurst, the Gambia, 1905–1965,examines the place of women in the formation of colonial Bathurst (Banjul), to the evolution of women’s understanding of the...