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Lord Denney's Players Announces Cast
Lord Denney’s Players has announced the cast for their upcoming production of William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. The company's sixth show will run March 26, 28 and 29 in…
Professor Emeritus Richard Firth Green wins Haskins Medal
Department of English Emeritus Professor Richard Firth Green has been named the recipient of the Medieval Academy of America’s 2020 Haskins Medal for his book Elf…
Obsession Story: Elizabeth Weiser and close-to-the-ground travel
For this series, we reach out to a member of the department who has a very particular obsession and ask them to share it with the world. In this edition, Professor Elizabeth Weiser …
Two English majors named Sesquicentennial Student Scholars
The Ohio State University was founded in 1870—an impressive 150 years ago—as a land-grant university under the Morrill Land-Grant Acts. In recognition of its sesquicentennial anniversary, the…
Research Spotlight: Molly Farrell
Each month, the Communications Team reaches out to members of the Department of English faculty and asks them to elaborate on a current research or creative project they are working on or have…
Obsession Story: Matthew Cariello and The Catcher in the Rye
For this series, we reach out to a member of the department who has a very particular obsession and ask them to share it with the world. In this edition, Senior Lecturer Matthew Cariello…
Chris Highley: A day in the right "direction"
Director of the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies and Professor Chris Highley tells us what it's like to both teach and direct a program of study, which leads to an eventful…
Male wins 2020 CCCC Disability in College Composition Travel Award
Urbana, IL – Dec. 4, 2019 – Jessie Male, Ohio State University, Columbus, has won a 2020 CCCC Disability in College Composition Travel Award.…
Aldama named Distinguished University Professor
Arts and Humanities Distinguished Professor in the Department of English Frederick Luis Aldama was recently named a Distinguished…