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Lord Denney's Players announces cast for The Comedy of Errors
Lord Denney’s Players has announced the cast for their upcoming production of William Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors. The company's eighth show will run March 3, 4 and 5 in the…
Dorothy Noyes awarded Kenneth Goldstein Award for Lifetime Academic Leadership
Professor Dorothy Noyes is the recipient of the Kenneth Goldstein Award for Lifetime Academic Leadership, awarded by the American Folklore Society. This award is presented to…
English major Ty Williams awarded the Aida Cannarsa Snow Endowment Fund
Ty Williams, an undergraduate English major, was awarded a scholarship from the Aida Cannarsa Snow Endowment Fund, which will help him to pursue his passion for creative writing. …
‘Supremely Tiny Acts’: A new, inventive book from alumna Sonya Huber
COLUMBUS, Ohio (November 2, 2021) — Sonya Huber didn’t have the idea to write her latest book until the afternoon of the “anxiety-fueled” day it’s written about.
Dr. Beverly Moss awarded 2021 Distinguished Engaged Scholar in Community Award
The Department of English is proud to announce that Dr. Beverly Moss, associate professor of English, has been awarded the 2021 Coalition for Community Writing’s Distinguished…
Susan Lang Selected for President and Provost's Leadership Institute
Professor Susan Lang, the Director of the Center for the Study and Teaching of Writing, has been selected to join the 2021-22 cohort of the President and Provost's Leadership…
Alumna Catherine Pierce named Poet Laureate of Mississippi
Catherine Pierce, an ‘03 MFA alumna, has been named the Poet Laureate of Mississippi for 2021-25. She moved to Mississippi in 2007 and is currently the co-director of the creative…
Professor Robyn Warhol awarded 2022 Wayne C. Booth Lifetime Achievement Award
College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor of English Robyn Warhol was awarded the 2022 Wayne C. Booth Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society for the…
Meet new Associate Director of First-Year Writing, Ashleigh Hardin
The Department of English would like to welcome Dr. Ashleigh Hardin as the new Associate Director of First-Year Writing. She is part of the team that oversees English placement,…