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Alumna and U.S. District Judge Alia Moses ('83) attributes early career success to Jim Alexander's mentorship
9/28/20
Since she was appointed as the first female federal judge in the Western District of Texas nearly 18 years ago, U.S. District Judge Alia Moses has presided over roughly 1,000 criminal and civil cases a year. Moses recalls a mentor of her own at TWU, whose guidance and advice helped her chart her legal career.
That mentor was one of her government professors, Jim Alexander, PhD, who not only advised her on career decisions but actually helped secure a spot for her to take the law school entrance exam. He also created a barrister’s club at TWU, which brought in law school recruiters to visit with prospective students. She remains in contact with Alexander to this day.
“It’s amazing how God puts these mentors in your life. I wonder if they realize what kind of impact they are having on you when they are your mentors,” Moses said.
Public service a common denominator in congresswoman’s career
9/21/20
If there is a gene for leadership and public service, it can be found in Sylvia Garcia’s DNA. The Texas Woman’s University social work graduate (BA '72) and current U.S. congresswoman representing Houston’s 29th District is no stranger to being in leadership posts and helping disadvantaged people.
As a first-term congresswoman, Garcia in 2020 became the first Hispanic – and one of three women – to ever be selected as an impeachment manager in a presidential impeachment trial.
Grad student’s plays win big on national, international stage
9/24/20
Texas Woman’s University graduate student Lindsay Hayward is generating a lot of buzz in the theatre community. Already an accomplished performer with more than 80 productions under her belt, Hayward can now add “award-winning playwright” to her extensive list of talents and achievements, which includes singing, dancing and stage combat.
Phillips-Cunningham named a 2020 Public Voices Fellow for the South
9/23/20
Danielle Phillips-Cunningham, Ph.D., associate professor of Multicultural Women’s and Gender Studies, was recently accepted into the incoming cohort of 2020 Public Voices Fellows for the South, a partnership of The OpEd Project, Morehouse College, the Advancing Black Strategists Initiative, Yale, Northwestern, and The University of Texas in Austin. The one-year fellowship is focused on creating a cohort of thought leaders in the arena of social justice (racial, gender, economic and beyond) representative of the South. Her participation in the fellowship program is also supported by the Institute for Women’s Leadership.
Nixed study abroad plan leads to once-in-a-lifetime teaching experience
9/22/20
TWU mathematics education student and Terry Foundation Scholar Nhi Chau planned to study abroad at the University of Auckland in New Zealand this semester, followed by a trip to visit family in Vietnam over winter break. When the pandemic hit, she was forced to cancel her much-anticipated journey.