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Ohio State professor Angus Fletcher awarded U.S. Army medal for leadership training
Angus Fletcher, a professor in The Ohio State University Department of English, has been awarded the U.S. Army’s Public Service Commendation Medal for training special operations personnel in…
Senior Lecturer Clarissa Surek-Clark becomes Certified Court Interpreter
The Department of English would like to congratulate Clarissa Surek-Clark on becoming certified as a court interpreter by the Supreme Court of Ohio. She received this certification in December 2022…
Adélékè Adéẹ̀kọ́ receives 2023 Distinguished Scholar Award
Adélékè Adéẹ̀kọ́, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Humanities in the Department of English and interim chair of the African American and African Studies (AAAS) department, has earned The…
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…
Katie Stanutz selected for The Women's Place Staff Leadership Series 2022-23 cohort
The English department is excited to announce that Katie Stanutz has been selected for The Women's Place Staff Leadership Series 2022-23 cohort. The Women’s Place actively works to expand…
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)…
Elissa Washuta’s essay anthologized in The Best American Essays 2022
The Department of English would like to congratulate Associate Professor Elissa Washuta for her essay “Drinking Story” (originally titled “How Do I Tell My Story of Getting Sober?”) being…
Noah Bukowski and Mariah Marsden recipients of the Global Arts + Humanities Discovery Theme’s Graduate Team Fellowship Competition
Graduate Students Noah Bukowski and Mariah Marsden are recipients of the Global Arts + Humanities Discovery Theme’s 2022-23 Graduate Team Fellowship competition. The department of English is…