Colin Cutler (MA ’16) was recently selected as a semifinalist for the 2021-2022 Fulbright U.S. Students Program. If chosen, Cutler will teach English in Romania. Congratulations! Colin Cutler* MA, English and Literature Class of 2016 Award: English Teaching Assistantship Country of Application: Romania “The Fulbright program presents a unique opportunity to be… Continue reading…
Romanticism and the Caribbean Challenges the Caribbean as site of Revolution and Black emancipation presents to Romanticism; how tensions register in Romantic literature; what Romantic studies should learn from centering the Caribbean. 300 word abstract and brief bio to Kerry Sinanan kerry.sinanan@utsa.edu by March 15. Full details K-SAA CFP for MLA 2022 (Washington… Continue reading…
Alum Spotlight: David Watson (PhD) defended his dissertation “Solving the Crime: Searching for Truth in Post-1900 Detective Novels” in October 2019. His thesis will be published in a revised form by Macmillan Palgrave, most likely next year. The tentative title is “Truth to Post-Truth in American Detective Fiction” and it… Continue reading…
Alumni Spotlight: Ruth Dickey (MFA ’04) has been named as the new Executive Director of the National Book Foundation! Congratulations! #UNCGEnglish #UNCGWay Read more here: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/11/books/national-book-foundation-ruth-dickey.html
Spotlight: English Education Alum Karen Phillips is the owner of CORE Gymnastics in Greensboro! She got her licensure as a Secondary English Teacher, and eventually used the skills she learned to open and run a successful business! #UNCGEnglish
English Education Alum Brittany Egerton was recently commissioned as an Ensign in the US Navy! Congratulations!
Michelle is a 3rd year PhD student in the English Department and development writer with the Office of Donor and Board Engagement. They received their MA degree at UNCG and their BA at Widener University. For their outstanding work, they will be awarded $5,000 as well as access to the… Continue reading…
Congratulations to Cindy Damm McPeters (PhD Candidate) for receiving the 2020-2021 Hephzibah Roskelly Award for Pedagogical Innovation. This award honors our beloved Hephzibah Roskelly, who retired from UNCG in 2016, and recognizes outstanding and inventive pedagogical practice in an undergraduate academic writing course. The College Writing Program Committee (Nancy Myers,… Continue reading…
Dear December Graduates, As English Department Head, I’d like to offer, on behalf of our faculty and staff, sincere congratulations on your graduation. These last two semesters have been rather different than what you signed up for, and it’s a testament to your perseverance that you can celebrate this achievement…. Continue reading…
UNCG Magazine: Yes, Nobel laureate Louise Glück was a Spartan
