TAA Announces 2025 Textbook Award Winners

Fifty-four textbooks have been awarded 2025 Textbook Awards by the Textbook & Academic Authors Association (TAA). Nineteen textbooks received William Holmes McGuffey Longevity Awards, 19 textbooks received Textbook Excellence Awards, and 16 textbooks received Most Promising New Textbook Awards.

The McGuffey Longevity Award recognizes textbooks and learning materials whose excellence has been demonstrated over time. The Textbook Excellence Award recognizes excellence in current textbooks and learning materials. The Most Promising New Textbook Award recognizes excellence in 1st edition textbooks and learning materials. Congratulations, winners!

All are welcome to attend the 2025 Virtual Textbook Awards Ceremony, which will be held Friday, April 25, from 7:00 – 8:30 pm. Register here

Busy TAA People: Patricia Goodson, Margarita Huerta Author New Book for Academic Writers

TAA members Dr. Patricia Goodson, Presidential Professor for Teaching Excellence – Emerita at Texas A&M University, and Dr. Margarita Huerta, the Founder of Real Academics, published a new book, Keep Writing: 101 Strategies for Academic Writers, which contains 101 user-friendly, bite-sized suggestions for nurturing the motivation to sustain a healthy, productive, and joyful writing career, day after day after day. Congratulations Patricia and Margarita!

Busy TAA People: Andrea Honigsfeld Selected for Maroon Monocle Award

Dr. Andrea Honigsfeld, a Professor of TESOL Teacher Education at Molloy University, has been selected for Molloy University’s Maroon Monocle Award, presented in recognition of an individual’s ability to align their philosophy of teaching with research practices in a creative, yet meaningful manner. The ability to creatively align teaching and research practice suggests superior teaching skill that is informed by a faculty member’s research. Congratulations, Andrea!

Busy TAA People: Felicia Moore Mensah Selected 2024 NARST Fellow

Dr. Felicia Moore Mensah, PhD, a Professor of Science Education at Teachers College, Columbia University and Chair of the Department of Mathematics, Science and Technology, was selected as a 2025 NARST Fellow. The NARST Fellows Program honors and recognizes members for their exceptional contribution to and excellence in research and service to the NARST community. The goal of the Fellows program is to create cohorts of scholars who will contribute toward fostering a sense of pride and community in the NARST organization.

Busy TAA People: Nicole Dillard Interviewed About GAI Insights Regarding Future of Education, Workforce Development

TAA member Dr. Nicole Dillard, an Emerging Technology Fellow at the University of Minnesota, was recently interviewed as part of the Extra Points Blog series where she shared insights into her work with Generative AI (GAI) and how it’s shaping the future of education and workforce development. Congratulations, Nicole!