{"id":11941,"date":"2026-03-31T16:03:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T16:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/?page_id=11941"},"modified":"2026-03-31T18:19:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T18:19:10","slug":"accolades","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/home-2\/the-words-march-26\/accolades\/","title":{"rendered":"Accolades"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back to another installment of the department\u2019s Accolades!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-6.38.46\u202fAM.png\" alt=\"Jizelle Villegas presents her research paper, displayed on a large presentation screen behind her.\" class=\"wp-image-12065\" style=\"width:322px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-6.38.46\u202fAM.png 670w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-6.38.46\u202fAM-300x227.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To start, senior Jizelle Villegas presented her research paper, \u201cTranscending and Complicating Stereotypes in Latine Young Adult Literature: Forging New Alternatives through Glimmers,\u201d at the Latina\/o Studies Association Conference at the University of Texas in Austin. The conference hosted academics of any and all disciplines who shared their work within Latina\/o studies, presented posters, and hosted many different panels and workshops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2026\/03\/Wayward-Souls-Cover-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A moss-covered skull is depicted underneath the book title, written in green cursive, and shows a miniature Samantha and Helena running up gilded steps into the skull.\" class=\"wp-image-12055\" style=\"width:235px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2026\/03\/Wayward-Souls-Cover-683x1024.jpg 683w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2026\/03\/Wayward-Souls-Cover-200x300.jpg 200w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2026\/03\/Wayward-Souls-Cover-768x1152.jpg 768w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2026\/03\/Wayward-Souls-Cover-1024x1536.jpg 1024w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2026\/03\/Wayward-Souls-Cover-1365x2048.jpg 1365w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/603\/2026\/03\/Wayward-Souls-Cover.jpg 1650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Alum Susan J. Morris \u201904 released a new book Wayward Souls. It is a delightfully dark sequel to the gothic supernatural mystery Strange Beasts. Wayward Souls follows Samantha Harker (daughter of Dracula\u2019s killer) and Dr. Helena Moriarty (daughter of yes that Moriarty) as they venture to Ireland to solve a series of uncanny disappearances while slowly falling for each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back to another installment of the department\u2019s Accolades! To start, senior Jizelle Villegas presented her research paper, \u201cTranscending and Complicating Stereotypes in Latine Young Adult Literature: Forging New Alternatives through Glimmers,\u201d at the Latina\/o Studies Association Conference at the University of Texas in Austin. 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