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Summer highlights from the Department of English

As we return to campus for the autumn semester, we're taking time to celebrate and share the outstanding work our department members completed this summer! Whether they took on projects in…

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Williams appointed to interim ODI leadership

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Andreá Williams, Associate Professor of English and director of The Women’s Place (TWP), has been appointed as the interim…

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Meet the new Assistant to the Chair of the English department, Travis Nixon

The Department of English would like to welcome Travis Nixon as the new Assistant to the Chair of the English department. His responsibilities include “overseeing Dr. Susan Williams’ calendars,…

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Literature and Culture of London: May 2022

Standing in the yard of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, the crowd roars in laughter as Claudio takes a tumble or Benedick hikes up a trellis. The groundlings still when Beatrice singles out a member…

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Cooking for generations

Held in the Rare Books and Manuscripts Library are a number of fascinating and important collections, some yet to be studied. One collection in particular is over 100 years old, holding secrets to…

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Amy Shuman and Mary Hufford reflect on their 2022 Field Schools

This past semester, professors Amy Shuman and Mary Hufford were awarded Discovery Field School Grant Awards, which allowed them to “take students to domestic destinations to learn…

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Nick Hoffman reflects on his journey through recovery and graduate school

PhD student Nick Hoffman has had a long journey to Ohio State. He grew up in the Hudson Valley in New York — a place he describes as similar to…

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Student Spotlight: Brian Sproule uses his English major in and out of the classroom

Lover of stories and passionate about all things English, English major Brian Sproule uses the tools he’s learned in English classrooms in the workplace and in his personal life. An intern at…

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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…