H&SS Real Alumni:
Jewell Parker Rhodes (B.A., M.A., D.A. English; 1975, 1976, 1979)

Jewell Parker Rhodes (B.A., M.A., D.A. English, 1975; 1976; 1979) has written a new book, "Porch Stories: A Grandmother's Guide to Happiness," which is a tribute to the grandmother who helped raise Rhodes as a child in Pittsburgh. Rhodes is the artistic director of the Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing at Arizona State University. Her previous books include "Douglass' Women," which was awarded the 2003 American Book Award. For more information, go to http://www.simonsays.com/content/book.cfm?tab=1&pid=521656.