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Grit and Power in Ashleigh Bryant Phillips’ Writing
Oct 4, 2021

Ashleigh Bryant Phillips was our second guest in our Fall 2021 Hughlene Bostian Visiting Writers Series. She read from her debut novel, Sleepovers, wh...

Leah Hampton’s Humor and Evocativeness
Oct 4, 2021

The first author to visit us for our Visiting Writers Series was Appalachia native Leah Hampton. She read “Mingo” from her collection of short sto...

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ENG 4710: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?: Woolf as Writer, Reader, and Cultural Icon
Oct 4, 2021

English 4710:  Advanced Studies in Women and Literature“Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?:  Woolf as Writer, Reader, and Cultural Icon"Tue...

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Emma Sikes: Down the Rabbit Hole
Sep 20, 2021

A little over a month ago, Emma Sikes self-published her book, Rabbit Hole with Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing. This book contains a collection o...

Beloved colleague and teacher Dr. Rosemary Horowitz has passed away
Aug 10, 2021

The English department mourns the passing of our much-loved and respected colleague and teacher, Dr. Rosemary Horowitz. Rosemary joined the English de...

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Support our Diversity Scholarship
Jul 2, 2021

The Department of English and its benefactors wish to establish an Endowed Diversity Scholarship with the intention to promote and support historicall...

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Capote Scholarship Winner and Runners-up
Apr 27, 2021

We are pleased to announce that Remington Relick has been awarded the Capote scholarship for 2021-22! Remington was chosen by Annette Saunooke Clapsad...

Capstone Day, Spring 2021
Apr 26, 2021

The English Department’s Capstone Day event will be held on Thursday, April 29, 2021, from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. This will be the order of activities:...

RC 5300: Studies in Rhetoric and Composition

RC 5300: Studies in Rhetoric and Composition
Apr 22, 2021

Dr. Savannah Paige Murray will be teaching RC 5300: Studies in Rhetoric and Composition this semester with a focus on environmental rehtoric in the Fa...

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Interview with Dr. Flores on Antología Lit(e)Lat
Apr 21, 2021

I recently had the pleasure of speaking to our English Department Chair, Dr. Leonardo Flores, about Antología Lit(e)Lat, a newly published anthology ...