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Congratulations to Instructor (and MFA alum) Stephanie Anderson! Anderson's essay "What the Prairie Dog Knows," published in TriQuarterly (Winter/Spring 2020), received a Pushcart Prize Honorable Mention. Stephanie Anderson...

Congratulations to MFA alum Aiden Baker on publication of their short story—"Blue Faced Honeyeater"—in Witness. From "Blue Faced Honeyeater": "Over the years, my wife developed peculiar habits. The strangest, my favorite,...

Congratulations to 2021 Kossoff Pen-to-Paper Essay Contest Winners! This year, three of our own English Department students were recognized for their writing: Gracie Wipfli (BA English), Darlene Antoine (BA English), and...

Course descriptions for Spring 2022 upper-division classes are available online.

Congratulations to Mary Faraci on being awarded Professor Emeritus status! Mary Faraci started at ����Vlog in 1972 and retired at the end of summer 2020—after a 47 year career of mentoring, teaching,...

Christy Tidwell interviewed Prof. Balkan as part of ASLE's Scholar of the Month announcement and an excerpt is below. "Long before I would submit my first essay to ISLE on the aesthetics of global toxicity, I was keenly aware...

Mark your calendars for our November Brown Bag talk on November 8 at 2pm! Melissa Criscuolo will be presenting a draft of her upcoming conference presentation for NEMLA: “The Write Kind of Change: Literature as Social Activism.”...

Congratulations to MFA alum Meryl D'sa-Wilson on publication of her article—"Gen Z Has Been Practicing for the Future of Work Since Childhood — Ready Or Not, Here They Come"—in The Rosie Report. From the description...

Natalie J. Graham, a native of Gainesville, Florida, earned her M.F.A. in Creative Writing at the University of Florida and Ph.D. in American Studies at Michigan State University as a University Distinguished Fellow. Since...

Professor Anthony Stagliano will deliver a talk, "Biopolitical Art: Profaning the Apparatus," on Nov 9 @ 10am as part of the Center for Mind, Body, and Culture's Coffee Colloquia series. The talk will survey emerging art...