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Professor Min Hyoung Song to deliver 2024 Kane Lecture
Every year the Department of English invites a distinguished speaker of national or international reputation to speak about a topic relevant to the…
Andrew Romriell Recipient of 2023-24 Presidential Fellowship
The Department of English would like to announce that MFA student Andrew Romriell is one of the recipients of the 2023-24 Presidential Fellowship
As…
Department of English welcomes new hires for spring 2024
As we start this new semester and new year, we are pleased to welcome the following new faculty members to the department.
Ruth Awad joins us for the semester as a visiting assistant…
PhD student Jordan Woodward awarded the 2023 Zora Neale Hurston Award from the American Folklore Society
Jordan Woodward, a PhD student in the Department of English, was recently awarded the 2023 Zora Neale Hurston Award from the American Folklore Society (AFS) for her project "Environmental Racism…
Research Spotlight: Hannibal Hamlin
Each month, the Communications Team reaches out to members of the Department of English faculty and graduate program and asks them to elaborate on a…
Professor Simone Drake honored by Who’s Who in Black Columbus
The Department of English is excited to announce Professor Simone Drake’s inclusion in the 2023 edition of Who’s Who in Black Columbus. …
Student Spotlight: Richa Thakar applies her WRL Concentration skills at the Supreme Court of Ohio
From entering The Ohio State University without a declared major to completing an externship at the Supreme Court of Ohio, third-year English student…
Associate Professor Marcus Jackson receives 2023 GCAC Artists Elevated Award
The Department of English is excited to announce that Associate Professor Marcus Jackson has received one of the 2023 Greater Columbus Arts Council’s…
Cultivating the writers of tomorrow
For an entire week in the summer 30 students from high schools in Columbus City Schools, charter schools in the city of Columbus, and students in public…