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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.
Ë®¹ûÅÉ Named a Fulbright Top Producer—Again
Ë®¹ûÅÉ College 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
Ë®¹ûÅÉ College 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 Ë®¹ûÅÉ Arts & Creative Engagement Grants During Pandemic
Ë®¹ûÅÉ College remained artistically vibrant during the pandemic, thanks to generous funding from Ë®¹ûÅÉ 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 Ë®¹ûÅÉ College 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
Ë®¹ûÅÉ College 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
Ë®¹ûÅÉ College alumnus Bill Andrews on a career spent sharing distinctive Black voices preserved in forgotten texts.
Reaching Byzantium: The English Department Remembers Colleague Tony Abbott
Ë®¹ûÅÉ College 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.
A Perfectionist Comes Clean: Bestselling Author of 'I Miss You When I Blink' Finds Her Voice
Just sit down and start telling your story.
Mary Laura Philpott ’96 draws on that phrase when writer’s block lurks. She adopted it while trying to start her senior thesis, a study of Sylvia Plath’s poetry.
