Rachel Hadas Reading Tonight @ 7:30, Marvin Center Amphitheater

Jim Miller, the chair of American Studies and a very popular professor of English (he is widely regarded as the sanest member of the department, but that might not be saying all that much) will spend the spring semester at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, where he will lecture on and research black Atlantic…

I received the following letter from an undergraduate English major, and share it with you because I do not have the funds in my budget to assist. I place the request on this blog in the hope that one of our readers might be interested in supporting these students. Please contact me directly (jjcohen[at]gwu.edu) if…

Kathleen Rooney, a 2002 graduate, brings us much pride as a GW alum. Through my email exchanges with Kathleen, I have been continually impressed with how accomplished and gracious she is. Her thorough and insightful answers prove what a talented writer she is, and I’m sure many others will agree that we can all learn…

Every president should commence a term in office with poetry. The arts are too often separated from government, and for no good reason. Only two presidents have invited poets to read from their work during inauguration: John. F. Kennedy (Robert Frost) and Bill Clinton (Maya Angelou, Miller Williams). Good news: Barack Obama has likewise named…

T Shirt Day is back this Wednesday, April 28, and you won’t want to be the only one in Critical Methods or lurking around the departmental candy bowl not proudly sporting a “We are Prose” shirt. There will be special treats in the English Department office (Rome 760) all day Wednesday for everyone wearing a…

Lori Brister, who is completing her PhD in GW’s English Department under the direction of Professor Jennifer Green-Lewis, was chosen to deliver the graduate student opening remarks at this year’s official Graduate Student Welcome Ceremony.  Lori was introduced by Provost Lerman, and then gave a speech to about 500 new graduate students in the Dorothy…