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First-year doctoral student Jessica Birthisel‘s conference paper, "More Than Just Dicksmithing: Hip Hop and Black Male Heterosexual Representation," won first place in the social science division of Indiana University’s Challenges to Change conference paper contest.

The New Voices in Academia conference, organized by IU’s Graduate and Professional Student Organization, was March 27 at the Wells Library. Paper finalists in three disciplinary divisions were asked to present an abstract at the conference before winners were announced. All three winners received a cash prize.