May 27, 2022
The Department of History of Art congratulates Professor Julia Bryan-Wilson on her receiving The Leon A. Henkin Citation for Distinguished Service is awarded by the Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Campus Climate (DECC) of the Berkeley Division of the Academic Senate. The Henkin Citation is given in recognition of an “exceptional commitment to the educational development of students from groups who are underrepresented in the academy.”
The department's nomination of Professor Bryan-Wilson notes identified her consistent and courageous work removing barriers and creating opportunities for LGBTQIA+ and minoritized students, and her teaching and mentoring in critical race theory, feminist/queer theory, and African American, Latin American/Latinx, and Indigenous art, and curatorial practice.