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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. Since graduating in the spring of 2021 with a…
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…
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 Study…
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, first-year…
Associate Professor Christa Teston receives Research and Implementation Grant
The Department of English is delighted to announce Associate Professor Christa Teston has received a Research and Implementation Grant from the Michael V. Drake Institute for Teaching and…
English department welcomes new hires
As faculty, staff and students begin a fresh start in a new semester, we want to take a moment to welcome the newest members of our English department. Please send warm…
Submit a slogan for the English department!
The Department of English needs your help! We are looking for new sayings to put on our promotional items (stickers, buttons, bookmarks, etc.). We have some English-themed phrases from older items,…
Alumna Jordan Lovejoy receives ACLS Emerging Voices Fellowship
The Department of English would like to congratulate recent PhD alumna Jordan Lovejoy ‘21 on receiving a 2021 American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Emerging Voices Fellowship. The program,…
Margaret Price: Transforming Access
COLUMBUS, Ohio (2021) -- Ask Ohio State's Margaret Price the question, "What is accessibility?" and you'll get an answer that goes beyond neat definitions. "Access is not something you…