The Department of Communication Arts is pleased to announce that Rhetoric, Politics & Culture grad student Kai Prins is a 2022 campus-wide TA teaching award winner. Kai was nominated and selected for the Exceptional Service Award in recognition of the way Kai went above and beyond in their work as a teaching assistant in CA260: Communication and Human Behavior, and their position as a Design Lab Consultant. Kai is in their third year of the graduate program and studies gendered performances on the drag stage, in online fitness and wellness spaces, and in consumer advertisements and corporate branding. The Department applauds Kai for their impressive contribution to the educational mission of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.