“Professor Srivastava does a terrific job of building the class around current-event topics, specific articles and readings for lively, meaningful, open discussions. She helps us learn as well as delve deeper into the world that we are all interested in,” says Tabitha Akoto, a political science major from Bolingbrook, Illinois, who is graduating in December.
All in a day’s learning for an award-winning College of Liberal Arts professor and her students. And this lively exchange is between a roomful of bright young students and Srivastava, one of three recipients of Purdue’s Exceptional Early Career Teaching Award for 2023. The award recognizes assistant professors who demonstrate superior ability in communicating the chosen material to their undergraduate students and stimulating their desire to master the course material.
