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Elise Robbins awarded 2023-24 Graduate Associate Teaching Award

The Department of English is excited to congratulate PhD student Elise Robbins, who was awarded a 2023-24 Graduate Associate Teaching Award! Robbins is one…

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Andrew Romriell Recipient of 2023-24 Presidential Fellowship

The Department of English would like to announce that MFA student Andrew Romriell is one of the recipients of the 2023-24 Presidential Fellowship

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PhD student Jordan Woodward awarded the 2023 Zora Neale Hurston Award from the American Folklore Society

By Anushka Mukherjee

Jordan Woodward, a PhD student in the Department of English, was recently awarded the 2023 Zora Neale Hurston Award from the American Folklore Society (AFS) for her project "Environmental Racism…

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Two English graduate students receive Alumni Grants for Graduate Research and Scholarship

By Talia Moses

On October 24, the Graduate School announced Julie Kim and Samantha Trzinski as recipients of the 2023-2024 Alumni Grants for Graduate Research and Scholarship (AGGRS).  

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Research Spotlight: Andrew Bishop

Each month, the Communications Team reaches out to members of the Department of English faculty and graduate program and asks them to elaborate on a…

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Department of English welcomes new hires

As students, staff and faculty settle into the semester, we want to take a moment to welcome our new hires to the English department! Please send a warm welcome to our newcomers this semester.…

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Research Spotlight: Samantha Trzinski

Each month, the Communications Team reaches out to members of the Department of English faculty and graduate program and asks them to elaborate on a…

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PhD student Caleb Gonzalez acknowledged by Vice President Kamala Harris for his endeavors in the field of writing education

By Anushka Mukherjee

Earlier this year, PhD student Caleb Gonzalez wrote a letter to Vice President Kamala D. Harris about how his students in the Young Scholars Program used writing to examine topics related to K-12…

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A conversation about care and compassion

By Jayasree Sunkireddy

Káyọ̀dé Odùmbọ́ní, a PhD in English student, created the Care and Compassion awards to highlight how important values like empathy and consideration are in…