Archive: Announcement

• Cóilín Parsons' 'The Ordnance Survey and Modern Irish Literature' Shortlisted for First Book Prize

  Each year, the Modernist Studies Association seeks nominations for its First Book Prize, awarded to a book published in the previous year. A panel of judges determines which book has made the most sig

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• Caetlin Benson-Allott Writes About Director George A. Romero for Slate Magazine

  Hollywood and horror genre fans alike are in mourning following the passing of George A. Romero, director of the infamous Night of the Living Dead. In a new article for Slate Magazine, Caetlin Benson

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• John Pfordresher's New Book Released: 'The Secret History of Jane Eyre: How Charlotte Bronte Wrote Her Masterpiece'

  John Pfordresher's new book The Secret History of Jane Eyre: How Charlotte Brontë Wrote Her Masterpiece explores the autobiographical elements included in Charlotte Brontë's classic novel Jane Eyre, s

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• Anna K. Sagal (MA '09) Awarded Long-Term Fellowship by Newberry Library

  Former M.A. student Anna K. Sagal (MA '09) has been awarded a long-term fellowship by The Newberry, an independent research library in Chicago. In an effort to support scholarship in the humanities,

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• Warrior Scholar Project Hosted by English Department June 2017

  With a mission that "empowers enlisted military veterans by providing them with a skill bridge that enables a successful transition from the battlefield to the classroom," the Warrior-Scholar Project

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• Inside Higher Ed Interviews Eddie Maloney

  Inside Higher Ed recently spoke with Eddie Maloney, the Executive Director of The Center for New Designs in Learning and Scholarship (CNDLS) about the Integrated Center for Teaching and Learning mode

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• Libbie Rifkin Honored with CSJ's James Slevin Award for Engaged Scholarship

  Libbie Rifkin was recently honored at the Center for Social Justice (CSJ) Celebration with the James Slevin Award for Engaged Scholarship. This award recognizes a Community-Based Learning (CBL) cours

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• Jennifer Natalya Fink Wins Fc2 Catherine Doctorow Innovative Fiction Prize

  Jennifer Natalya Fink was recently honored by Fc2, an imprint of University of Alabama Press, as the winner of the 2017 Catherine Doctorow Innovative Fiction Prize. She was selected by Mary Capongero

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• Cóilín Parsons Receives Robert Rhodes Prize for Books on Literature

  Cóilín Parsons has been awarded the Robert Rhodes Prize for Books on Literature from the American Conference for Irish Studies (ACIS), or An Chomhdháil Mheiriceánach do Léann na hÉireann in Gaelic. 

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• Gretchen Henderson Receives Annie Clark Tanner Fellowship in Humanities

  Gretchen Henderson has been awarded the Annie Clark Tanner Fellowship in Humanities from the University of Utah. As a result, she will be teaching two graduate-level classes at Utah in the Spring 201

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