A Farewell to Dr. Romine, Department Head 2014-2022 By Elizabeth Robertson (MA ’22) Dr. Scott Romine is a Professor of American Literature and Head of the English Department. After serving as Head of the English Department for eight years, he will be stepping down from the position on July 31,… Continue reading…
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Scott Blackburn (BA ’13) has an upcoming novel with Penguin/Random House! Be sure to check out “It Dies With You”, available June 7! P.S. Plan to attend Scott’s reading at Scuppernong on June 9!
Congratulations to Leah Carper for being named the NC Teacher of the Year! Leah received her Bachelors in English Education in 2006. Leah says, “I graduated from UNCG in 2006 with a degree in English Education. I immediately got a job at Guilford County Schools and won the district… Continue reading…
Dr. Amy Vines was recently featured in UNCG News for her class project on medieval manuscripts and her collaboration with UNCG Libraries! Read the full story here: https://news.uncg.edu/making-medieval-manuscripts/ From Dr. Vines: There are 7 “stations” and there are questions and prompts for each. They will write up and turn… Continue reading…
I am currently a Junior at UNCG studying abroad for a semester at Keele University in the United Kingdom. I believe I am expected to graduate following the Spring 2023 semester and plan on moving on to the Graduate Program. The courses I’m taking at Keele University include a fiction… Continue reading…
My name is Molly Lawler (@mollylawlerr) and I am an English Education major at UNCG. Back in 2020 I had the incredible opportunity to study abroad in Florence, Italy. Though my semester abroad was cut short due to the pandemic, the two months I spent in Italy were some of… Continue reading…
Repost from UNCG Research: What does undergraduate research look like for UNC Greensboro English major Rene Marzuk? Helping to develop an online kids’ lit nature writing anthology called “The Envious Lobster.” His focus within the project is rediscovering works by authors of color. Read more below! Story by Hope Voorhees… Continue reading…
Congratulations to Evan Fackler (MFA ’20) for winning the 2022 Hephzibah Roskelly Pedagogical Innovation Award! This award honors our beloved Hephzibah Roskelly, who retired from UNCG in 2016, and recognizes outstanding and inventive pedagogical practice in undergraduate academic writing courses. Evan’s innovative teaching practices center on reading, in particular on engaging… Continue reading…
PhD student Catherine Bowlin for winning the English Department’s 2022 Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award!
