Young Professor, Kiese Laymon Scoops a US Grant, Gets Awards $800k in Cash
Kiese Laymon, an outstanding professor of English at Rice University in Houston, Texas, has been given the coveted MacArthur Fellowship, sometimes known as the “genius grant,” for the 2022 cohort. With his victory, Professor Kiese Laymon became just the second person in Rice University’s history to earn the renowned honor. According to a report from…