Carlee Migliorisi's project, The Double-Edged Dream: Cutting Through the American Dream in Colson Whitehead’s Harlem Shuffle, a Race and Gender Study, was completed for the English literature course, EN 598 Special Topics: Colson Whitehead, taught by Dr. Susan Goulding.
Meghan Reilly's project, Writing Oneself into Existence: Binary Dilemmas and Hybridity in Judith Ortiz Cofer's Silent Dancing: A Partial Remembrance of a Puerto Rican Childhood, was completed for the English literature course, HO 496: Honors Thesis/Capstone Completion, taught by Dr. Stanley Blair.
"I am honored to receive this award that recognizes my research skills, which I developed with the help of MU’s library and faculty, especially while working on my thesis for the past two years. My research has enabled me to present my thesis arguments and methodology in four professional venues, two on and two off campus. More importantly, my thesis played a central role in my graduate applications, where I will continue to grow as a researcher. My professional development has become possible because of my thesis and was made possible because of the library resources I utilized, for which I am very grateful!."