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Decoding History: Jessica Crabtree’s Exploration of an Eighth Century Script
In Ohio State’s Rare Books & Manuscripts Library (RBML), carefully preserved in a protective casing, lies a piece of parchment that has survived over 1,200 years. The manuscript fragment, one…
Weston Morrow and Allison Pitinii Davis recognized in 2025 National Poetry Series Open Competition
The Department of English is delighted to congratulate Senior Lecturer Weston Morrow and Visiting Assistant Professor of Poetry Allison Pitinii Davis (MFA '12) for their recognition in the 2025…
3D-printing Frankenstein: critical making in the digital media classroom
“Everything is Frankenstein,” Senior Lecturer Calvin Olsen exclaims. “Everything is made of smaller parts that are pieced together that somehow work and eventually do something.” …
Kelsey Stratman awarded Graduate Student Engaged Scholar Seed Grant
The Department of English is excited to announce that Kelsey Stratman, PhD student in writing, rhetoric, and literacy, has been awarded a 2025-2026 Graduate Student Engaged Scholar Seed Grant to…
Undergrads: come work for English!
The Department of English is seeking undergraduate student workers to join two teams: Front Desk/Department Ambassadors and the Digital Media Project. Multiple positions are open on each team, and…
Research Spotlight: Corinne Sugino
Periodically the Communications Team reaches out to members of the Department of English faculty and graduate program and asks them to elaborate on a current research or creative project…
AJ Calderon builds community through storytelling
Looking at AJ Calderon’s life, you might not expect that he’d be an English major. A veteran of the Marine Corps, Calderon initially pursued a degree in psychology because he wanted to help future…
Research Spotlight: Matthew Cariello
Periodically the Communications Team reaches out to members of the Department of English faculty and graduate program and asks them to elaborate on a current research or creative project they are…
A tribute to our graduating student employees
In the Department of English we're fortunate to have multiple teams of talented students working in our offices: they are often the first faces visitors see, and we couldn't do all we do without…