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As I write, the news coming out of Haiti is unutterably sad. This small island nation, despite its proud history, has been battered again and again by disasters both natural and man-made. No doubt the poverty of Haiti is one reason the earthquake that struck near the capital, Port-au-Prince, has taken and will take such…
Suhayl Saadi in the City Paper
In the Washington City Paper blog Mark Athitakis writes: As you may have heard, some smart guy who helps give out the Nobel Prize in literature recently said that Americans are simply too “insular” and possessed of a restricting “ignorance” to produce great writing. So we have much to learn from the arrival of Suhayl…
Tom Mallon @ Politics and Prose
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From The Hatchet: Folger Undergraduate Research Seminar
Studying with ShakespeareStudents use Renaissance books for research by Tess MaloneHatchet Reporter Senior Liz Bettinger never knew that a chance course she applied for after its deadline would turn into her thesis. This past semester, Bettinger and a handful of other girls woke up early and took the Metro to Capitol Hill every Friday morning…
The English Department Thanks its Recent Donors
Two faculty members and a student helped us to raise more than two thousand dollars in the last cycle. The money will help with a readings series and with undergraduate and graduate students research projects. We deeply appreciate the generosity of: Natalie Carter (student) David McAleavey (faculty) Tara Wallace (faculty) If you have not contributed…
GW Grad Student in the News
From today’s Hatchet, PhD student John Figura: This quest for answers has brought many students, such as English Ph.D. candidate John Figura, into doctoral programs despite the lack of any previous graduate credentials or work experience. Figura said he made the leap immediately following his undergraduate degree because of his decidedly clear career goals. “I…