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A conversation about care and compassion
Káyọ̀dé Odùmbọ́ní, a PhD in English student, created the Care and Compassion awards to highlight how important values like empathy and consideration are in our English community, and to…
Graduate students excel at Hayes Research Forum
The Department of English would like to congratulate Morgan Podraza on winning first place, Chris Turpin on winning third place and Sabrina Durso for earning an honorable mention in the Humanities…
Department announces 2023 graduate award winners
The Department of English congratulates the following graduate award winners on their outstanding accomplishments. The recipients of these awards include any Ohio State graduate student who has…
Robert L. and Phyllis J. Iles Award for Graduate Study of Myth
The Department of English is excited to announce that Evan DeCarlo has received the Robert L. and Phyllis J. Iles Award for Graduate Study of Myth. The Robert L. and Phyllis J. Iles Award for…
Rolando Rubalcava chosen as a Career Diversity Fellow
The Department of English is thrilled to announce that Rolando Rubalcava has been chosen as a Career Diversity Fellow by Humanities Without Walls. The Career Diversity Fellowship provides…
The Final Girl: more than a trope
The year is 1978, viewers watch as Laurie Strode fights for her life against the masked Michael Myers. Laurie is the only survivor of John Carpenter’s Halloween, left alone in the wake of her friends…
A literary dream: English students explore a mystical book collection
Walking into a library with floor to ceiling shelves brimming with books is every English major’s dream. Stuart Rose’s shelves are mystical, filled with first editions of works by Dickens, Kant,…
Melissa Guadrón and Katlin Sweeney-Romero named Presidential Fellows for 2022-23
The English department is excited to announce that Melissa Guadrón and Katlin Sweeney-Romero have been named Presidential Fellows for 2022-23. The Graduate School awards the Presidential…
Sean Yeager recipient of the 2022-2023 Alumni Grants for Graduate Research and Scholarship
The Department of English is excited to announce that PhD student, Sean Yeager, is a recipient of the Graduate School’s 2022-2023 Alumni Grants for Graduate Research and Scholarship (AGGRS)…