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Alumna Laila Ujayli receives Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans
Laila Ujayli has been busy the past few years. She graduated summa cum laude from The Ohio State University in 2018, with majors in English and…
English alumni Sarah Bach and Callia Steiner pursue unexpected careers
While some may imagine that English majors spend their careers scribbling away in notebooks or with their noses buried in a book, the truth is that an English degree opens up a wealth of career…
Professional writing outside of the English major: Two STEM majors' success story
If you frequent BookTok, you might be hard pressed to avoid tropes like enemies to lovers or the classic “unlikely pairs” trope. Well, put down your current read, because we have a real-life…
Rachel the Vampire Scholar
Who doesn’t love a good vampire story? From Twilight to Buffy the Vampire Slayer to Vampire Diaries, vampire narratives have shaped contemporary popular culture. The impact has been so far…
‘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…
Pens, Paper and Petri Dishes: Farah Hasan Combines Her Passions of Poetry and Medicine
“It was my grandfather’s dream to have someone in the family become a doctor, and then it became my own!” English department alumna Farah Hasan says.…
Robyn Warhol reads like a Victorian—and now you can too
Whether we are willing to admit it or not, we have all indulged in the occasional TV binge. Maybe you were one of the millions of Americans who binged…
Professional Writing Spotlight: The making of a writer—write well, excel anywhere
“I talk more about [my minor] in my interviews than I do my major, because people are interested,” says 2019 Minor in Professional Writing and The Ohio State University graduate Lauryn…
Andrew Bashford: the Bill Nye of rhetoric
Your paper is due at midnight.
Six hours to go.
Yet still you cannot seem to figure out how to craft the perfect conclusion. Anxiety courses through your veins as you…