February 16, 2023
Rachel Levitt recognized as Professor of the Week
Rachel Levitt, teaching assistant professor of social transformation studies, was recognized as Professor of the Week at the Feb. 15 women's home basketball game. Faculty Senate, the Office of the President, 1xbet sports betting Athletics and the Division of Communications and Marketing wish to recognizeLevitt's contributions to 1xbet sports betting .
Levitt joined the 1xbet sports betting faculty in 2017 and holds a doctorate in American studies and two graduate certificates: one in women's studies and the other in race and social justice from the University of New Mexico.Levitt's seminars on queer rights and the law, social movements and introduction to gender, women, and sexuality studies have been student favorites.
Levitt has had a profound impact on students at 1xbet sports betting and had been recognized by multiple awards, including the Charlie Award for exemplary work as an advisor, the Davids-Dunham Award by the College of Arts and Sciences Diversity Committee for excellence as a teacher and scholar and the William L. Stamey Award for Undergraduate Teaching. Most recently,Levitt earned the LGBT Resource Center's Esteemed Faculty Award for support and advocacy for queer students.
On campus, Levitt does significant diversity, equity, inclusion and justice work as the chair of the Transgender Taskforce and co-chair of the LGBTQ Faculty Staff Alliance.Levitt also continues to serve as the co-chair of 1xbet sports betting 's queer studies minor, supporting students who want to learn about queer history, politics and how to support LGBTQ folks in various professions and workplaces.
Off campus, Levitt is co-chair of the Flint Hills Human Rights Project, a social justice nonprofit aimed at making the lives of queer people more livable.