Christine Harrington Receives 2025 TAA Author Mentoring Award

Dr. Christine Harrington, a professor in the Department of Advanced Studies, Leadership and Policy at Morgan State University, has been awarded a 2025 Author Mentoring Award from the Textbook & Academic Authors Association (TAA).

TAA’s Authoring Mentoring Award is given to a teacher, administrator, fellow author, or other professional colleague who takes extraordinary care to encourage and advise earlier career authors.

On behalf of the association and its Awards Committee, TAA Board President Paul Krieger, said: “This honor is a testament to your unwavering dedication to mentoring emerging scholars, your generous spirit in sharing knowledge and experience, and your tireless efforts to amplify diverse voices in academic publishing.

Steven Barkan Receives 2025 TAA Social Justice Award

Steven Barkan, textbook author and Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of Maine, has been awarded a 2025 TAA Social Justice Award from the Textbook & Academic Authors Association (TAA).

TAA’s Social Justice Award recognizes individuals that make a significant contribution to authoring or educating academic authors in social justice, human rights, and/or diversity, equity, and inclusion. Strong nominees have the following characteristics: have authored a work or works that address issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion in a meaningful way or have provided trainings or other efforts to improve how academic authors address issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion in their writing.

Congratulations to the 2025 TAA Conference Scholarship Recipients

We are thrilled to announce the five TAA members who have been awarded a 2025 TAA Conference Scholarship: Akua Oppong-Anane, West Virginia University; Nathan Camp, New Mexico State University; Elizabeth Frasco, New York University; Gabriela Peterson, New Mexico State University; and Renee Blanchard Hawkins, Texas Women’s University.

This scholarship is designed to support emerging scholars and textbook writers as they grow in their academic journeys. It offers a valuable opportunity to engage with a vibrant community of peers and professionals, gain insights into the world of academic publishing, and take meaningful steps toward a successful writing career.

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!