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Friday, October 20, 2006

SOIS Welcomes Laretta Henderson to the Faculty

The University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, School of Information Studies is pleased to announce that Assistant Professor Laretta Henderson has joined the faculty as a specialist in children's literature in August, 2006. With a Ph.D. (Language, Literacy and Culture) from the University of Iowa, two master's degrees (M.A., African American World Studies; M.A. Sociology), and a bachelor's, Dr. Henderson will conduct research related to the literature of children and young adults, African American literature, and intergenerational and family literacy. A new course on multicultural children's literature from Dr. Henderson has been recently been approved and will be offered in regular rotation with her other courses in the literature of children and young adults.

Dr. Henderson has taught related courses at Central Michigan University and the University of Iowa. Her administrative experience includes positions at several universities in Illinois as an advisor or adminissions officer. She has published in several prominent journals and presented at many scholarly and professional association conferences at the regional and national levels.