Mark
Busby and I have been editing Southwestern American Literature
since 1992 and Texas Books in Review since 1995. These are
productions of the Center for the Study of the Southwest. Mark Busby,
director of The Center, is also responsible for setting up the Jesse
H. and Mary Gibbs Jones Professorship of Southwestern Studies. I was
the first holder of this chair from 2002-2004. James Kimmel, Professor
of Geography, held the chair from the fall of 2004 to 2007. Paul Hart,
Associate Professor of History, now holds the chair. The Center is the
home of the Southwestern Regional Humanities Center, and Mark Busby
is also its director. The Center supports a minor in Southwestern Studies.
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