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Welcome New Hires 25-26
Introducing the Newest Members of the English DepartmentAs the Autumn 2025 semester progresses, the Department of English would like to introduce our newest hires.
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Meet Sofia Racevskis, our new Administrative Assistant!
The Department of English is thrilled to welcome Sofia Racevskis as our new administrative assistant! Although her position is new, Racevskis is no stranger to the department; as an undergraduate…
Herbals: botanical bounty of the Renaissance book trade
Reporting by the College of Arts and Sciences.
Herbals, a genre of books that contain information and illustrations about plants and their uses, dominated the print marketplace in England…
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.” …
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…
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…
Department of English Graduate Program Ranking
In the new rankings of English graduate programs by U.S. News and World Report, released earlier this month, the Department of English graduate program has moved up to #26. This is a rise from the…
Paloma Martinez-Cruz wins silver medal for Trust the Circle
The Department of English is excited to announce that Professor Paloma Martinez-Cruz was awarded a silver medal in the Best Biography category at the International Latino Book Awards on October 19…
Margaret Price awarded Alison Piepmeier Book Prize for Crip Spacetime
The English Department is thrilled to congratulate Associate Professor Margaret Price, who has been awarded the Alison Piepmeier Book Prize from the National Women’s Studies Association (NWSA) for…