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Professor Angus Fletcher receives Rodica C. Botoman Award
The Department of English congratulates Professor Angus Fletcher for receiving the 2020 Rodica C. Botoman Award for Distinguished Undergraduate…
Alumnus Dr. Mark Rankin awarded National Endowment for the Humanities grant
Dr. Mark Rankin (Ph.D. English, 2007) has received a $159,005 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to run a seminar on "…
Research Spotlight: Michelle Herman
Each month, the Communications Team reaches out to members of the Department of English faculty and asks them to elaborate on a current research or creative project they are working on or have…
Professor Frederick Luis Aldama publishes book on indigeneity in comics
Please join the Department of English in congratulating Professor Frederick Aldama on the publication of his newest scholarly book, Graphic Indigeneity: Comics in the Americas and Australasia,…
Mitchell refocuses African American literary criticism in new book, From Slave Cabins to the White House
In her upcoming book, Associate Professor Koritha Mitchell states what seems especially counter-intuitive this summer: African American culture is not about protest. This statement is not about…
Aldama creates complex Latinx representation for kids in The Adventures of Chupacabra Charlie
Distinguished University Professor Frederick Aldama’s abuela used to tell him stories when he was a child about how the chupacabra would get their chickens in the night. The…
Professor Elizabeth Weiser receives Newark Faculty Service Award
The Department of English is proud to announce that Professor Elizabeth Weiser is a recipient of the 2020 Ohio State Newark Faculty Service Award. The…
Robert Hughes wins Teaching Excellence Award
The Department of English would like to congratulate Associate Professor Robert Hughes for winning the Newark campus’s 2020 Teaching Excellence Award.…
Associate Professor Christa Teston named first Andrea Lunsford Designated Professor
The Department of English is thrilled to announce that Associate Professor and Director of Business and Technical Writing Christa Teston has been named the Andrea Lunsford Designated Professor for…