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Four English Faculty Honored at 2014 Faculty Reception
Originally Published October 29, 2014
Four Ohio State English professors received awards at yesterday afternoon's Arts & Humanities Faculty Recognition Reception. The reception…

English Graduate Organization Hosts First Annual Conference
Originally published October 17, 2014
October 11, 2014: The 2014-15 steering committee (Torsa Ghosal, Colleen Morrissey, Zachary Harvat, and Joey Kim) of the English Graduate Organization (…

English Undergraduates Raise $1,000+ for Local Non-Profit
Originally published October 10, 2014
October 5, 2014: The third-annual 5K Race for Education, hosted by the English Undergraduate Organization (a student organization within the Department…

Itagaki Receives 2014 Diversity Award
Originally published October 3, 2014
Congratulations to Professor Lynn Itagaki, who was recently awarded the 2014 Arts and Humanities Diversity Enhancement Award.
Itagaki has worked…

Renker Awarded Inaugural Teaching Award
Originally published September 30, 2014
Dr. Elizabeth Renker has been named one of the inaugural Ratner Teaching Award winners. The Deans of Arts and Humanities and Department Chair Debra…

Department Retreat Cultivates Strategies for Community Impact
Originally published September 26, 2014
On August 22, over 110 faculty, staff, graduate and undergraduate students in the Department of English gathered at the Barrister Club in the South…

Alumna Appointed Associate Provost at Kenyon College
Ivonne M. García, who holds a masters and a Ph.D. in English from The Ohio State University, was recently appointed Associate Provost of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Kenyon College. Ivonne…

Anonymous Donors Give $50,000 to Department
This summer the English Department received a $50,000 gift from two generous donors (a couple) who are dedicated to improving the college experience for English undergraduates and those students…

Spotlight: MFA Program in Creative Writing
Students who have been admitted into the Department of English’s Master of Fine Arts Program in Creative Writing are given the opportunity to learn from distinguished faculty, teach undergraduates…