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Still Dreaming: Black Women Writers Offer Unflinching Honesty
Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø Assistant Professor of Africana and English studies Randi Gill-Sadler specializes in 20th century African American and Afro-Caribbean women writers. She encourages students to read the literature in conjunction with traditional historical accounts of the time periods covered. Learn more.
Prof’s Innovative Scholarly Website Recognized by MLA
Website and scholarly resource created by Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø professor and focused on Avant Garde artist, poet and entrepreneur Mina Loy gets Modern Language Association accolade.
Molly Sentell Haile ’94 on the Art of the Short Story and Healing Through Writing
The Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø English Department hosted award-winning author Molly Sentell Haile ’94 for the 25th Annual Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø Reads event. Learn more.
Film and TV Screenwriter Laeta Kalogridis ’87 on the Who and What of Inspiration
Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø welcomed Hollywood screenwriter Laeta Kalogridis ’87 for a special Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø Reads event. Learn more about Kalogridis, whose writing credits include Shutter Island, Avatar and Altered Carbon.
Royal Shakespeare Company to Begin Four-Day Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø Reign
The Royal Shakespeare Company makes its return to Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø for a jam-packed four-day residency. Learn more about opportunities to engage with the RSC.
Gather, Learn and Graze: Symposium Features Student Projects, Music and Food Trucks
Verna Miller Case Research & Creative Works Symposium will bring the Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø community out to celebrate student art, research and performances.
Author Jack Livings ’96 on Reading Deeply and Finding Joyfulness in LanguageÂ
Award-winning author of The Dog and The Blizzard Party Jack Livings ’96 visited campus as the Abbott Lecture Series speaker. He met with students to talk about his craft. Read more.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø Named a Fulbright Top Producer—Again
Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø is once again a Top Producer for Fulbright’s U.S. Student Program. The college ranks third in the nation and highest in the southeast among four-year bachelor’s degree institutions.
Love of Art Takes Root, Grows Into Beautiful Tribute to Professor Emeritus
A piece by Chinese sculptor Zhan Wang will be added to the college’s permanent art collection in honor of Professor Emeritus of English Gill Holland. Find out more.
Online Exclusive: Q&A With Photo Journalist and Archaeologist Matt Stirn '11
Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø alum, photographer, and archeologist Matt Stirn '11 discusses how his unique career combines his love of nature and skills as an archeologist and paleoecologist.
In His Bestselling Book, Clint Smith ’10 Reckons With History and the Lies We Tell
Register now for a discussion with Clint Smith ’10, whose book How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning With the History of Slavery Across America just topped the NYT Best Sellers List .
A Tribute To Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø Arts & Creative Engagement Grants During Pandemic
Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø remained artistically vibrant during the pandemic, thanks to generous funding from Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø Arts & Creative Engagement. Students, faculty and staff alike were awarded grants to support programs, speakers, events and initiatives amidst to strengthen and heal the community.
A Look at a Year of Adaptation and Innovation in the Arts
The pandemic forced us to change the ways we teach, learn and interact. The arts at Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø met the challenges of the pandemic with new ideas, and expanded access to performances and collections.
Both Timeless and Timely, Shakespeare’s ‘Measure for Measure’ in the #MeToo Era
Students delve into powerful, lesser-known Shakespeare play Measure for Measure, a tale of sexual harassment and the stakes for women who speak up about it.
David Dennis Jr. ’08 Wins 2021 American Mosaic Journalism Prize
Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø alum David Dennis Jr. ’08 has received the 2021 American Mosaic Journalism Prize, an award for excellence in reporting about underrepresented people in the United States and one of journalism’s biggest. Dennis is a freelance writer, journalism professor and prolific social commentator whose work has appeared in many national publications.
Scholar Makes ‘Nefarious Publications’ of American Abolitionism His Life’s Work
Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø alumnus Bill Andrews on a career spent sharing distinctive Black voices preserved in forgotten texts.
Reaching Byzantium: The English Department Remembers Colleague Tony Abbott
Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø Charles A. Dana Professor of English Emeritus Anthony S. Abbott passed away Oct. 3, 2020. Colleagues remember the light he brought into their lives as a scholar, teacher, mentor and friend.
