UH Professor and Spanish Language Fiction Writer Cristina Rivera Garza Named Houston’s Latest “Genius”
Before dubbing her a genius, the MacArthur Foundation had Cristina Rivera Garza fooled. When the acclaimed Spanish-language fiction writer and University of Houston professor was first contacted by the nonprofit group, she was told her help was needed to evaluate a candidate for the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship. Nicknamed “Genius Grants,”…
