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Spring 2022
Spring 2022
In this issue
Welcome Message from Department Chair Susan Williams
Welcome to this inaugural edition of our newsletter created specifically for you. As I wrote to you last month, we are excited to bring you news of some of…
Student Spotlight: Manny Heilman
Balancing two majors, a minor and a job as an assistant to the Office of the President at The Ohio State University is all in a day’s work for fourth-year…
Professional Writing Outside of the English Major
If you frequent BookTok, you might be hard pressed to avoid tropes like enemies to lovers or the classic “unlikely pairs” trope. Well, put down your current…
Department of English Awards Celebration
On April 18, the Department of English gathered to celebrate our graduating students, as well as all those who received awards from the department, the…
Virtual Book Club: The Great Gatsby
This semester, we celebrated the retirement of Arts and Humanities Distinguished Professor Brian McHale. On the eve of his retirement, Professor McHale…
Herman publishes novel with inspiration from former student
Department of English Professor Michelle Herman used to watch in amazement as internationally renowned magician Joshua Jay — then a…
WordCloud | A Podcast about the Department of English
In this episode of Word Cloud, the Department of Engish podcast, Natalie Caswell and Jayasree Sunkireddy of the Digital Media Group talk to Michelle Herman…
DeWitt and Hewitt Receive Ratner Distinguished Teaching Award
The Department of English is excited to announce that Professor Elizabeth Hewitt and Associate Professor Scott DeWitt have been awarded the Ronald and Deborah Ratner Distinguished…