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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…

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The Final Girl: more than a trope

By Kira Kadar

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…

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Katie Stanutz selected for The Women's Place Staff Leadership Series 2022-23 cohort

By Anushka Mukherjee

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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Associate Professor Jacob Risinger awarded Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching

The Department of English congratulates Associate Professor Jacob Risinger on being awarded the Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching. 

The Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching…

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Associate Professors Molly Farrell and Martin Ponce named part of 2022-23 Society of Fellows Faculty Cohort

Associate Professors Molly Farrell and Martin Ponce have been named as a part of The Global Arts + Humanities Discovery Theme’s 2022-23 Society of Fellows Faculty Cohort. 

The Society…