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Please join us in congratulating Associate Professor of History and Department Chair Reiko Hillyer on the upcoming publication of her latest book, A Wall is Just a Wall: The Permeability of the Prison in 20th Century America (Duke University Press, February 16, 2024). Influenced by her work teaching in the Inside-Out program,  Hillyer traces the decline of practices that used to connect incarcerated people more regularly to the free world.

This year’s Gender Studies Symposium will explore the ways that science and medicine intersect with gender and sexuality to create knowledge, establish authority, and shape policy. The symposium runs from March 8-10.