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Research Spotlight: Clare Simmons
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: Cecilia Johnson and Wildflower Gardening
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, Undergraduate Academic Advisor Cecilia…
Graduate Students Working in Comics Studies
In recognition of September being Comics Month in the Department of English, we asked some of our graduate students who are involved in comic studies why they are intrigued in this oftentimes…
Comics and Columbus: In the Heart of the Heart of the Heartland
By Avery Samuels and Madalynn Conkle
Ohio—from its icy lakeshores in the north to its rolling viridian hills in the south—is an undeniably liminal space. The state spent much of its…
Literary London 2018: Victorian Crime and Detective Fiction
The United Kingdom experienced unusually warm weather this summer. Throughout the months of May, June, July and August, the countryside browned beneath the burning, unyielding sun. Metropolitan…
Alumni Stories: Chloe Heins (BA'18) and Robert Lowery (BA'19)
The Writing Center—Ohio State’s go-to space for writing support—is a remarkable resource for students looking to develop and refine their papers, get tips on graduate school application…
Obsession Story: Lauren Squires and Tap Dancing
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, Associate Professor Lauren Squires…
Eddie Singleton Travels to Ghana with Ohio State's Agricultural Technical Institute
In May 2018, the Department of English’s Edgar Singleton, director of the First-Year Writing Program, travelled to Ghana.
Singleton joined program leaders, D Elder and…
Michael Shirzadian Wins Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Community Service
Michael Shirzadian—Assistant Coordinator of the Writing Center and English graduate student—has been awarded the Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Community Service.
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