To All Current English Majors
The faculty of the department of English wish you the best of luck as you work on your final papers and examinations.
The faculty of the department of English wish you the best of luck as you work on your final papers and examinations.
CANCELLATION The talk by poet and critic Adam Kirsch has been cancelled for this evening because of the weather. The talk was to have been in the Marvin Center Auditorium at 7 pm. We hope to reschedule him later in the semester; look to this blog for more information. Share on FacebookTweet
Many of this blog’s readers will have heard about the Browne Report recently released in the UK. The report by Lord Browne reviews Britain’s higher education system and proposes sweeping changes in the ways that students’ educations are financed. If adopted–and there is wide agreement that it will be–the Browne Report will make higher education…
Last Wednesday, I had the fortune of seeing GW English professors Michelle Brafman, Mary Tabor and Lisa Page, in a reading that displayed an amazing array of talent. The three writers, also fiction and creative writing professors in the GW Creative Writing department, were part of a series of readings entitled “Jenny 2,” in conjunction…
Open only to freshmen, dean’s seminars have proven among the department’s most popular offerings. Faculty enjoy them because they have the privilege of teaching a small group of young men and women very early in their academic journey. Students love them because they get the undivided attention of a full time faculty member who guides…
From Verve: 26/11 : A Historical Perspective Text by Kavita Daiya Published: Volume 17, Issue 1, January, 2009 When the terrorists struck on 26 November 2008, no one could believe this could be happening to Mumbai, to the people it did, at the places it did. Terrorism in India had until now, largely resulted in…
Erica Jong Tomorrow Jewish Literature Live hosts a special evening with award-winning Author, Erica Jong. The reading will be at 7 p.m. in SMPA B07. A New York native, Jong is best known for her work in fiction and poetry. Her first novel, Fear of Flying, has sold more than 20 million copies worldwide. Jong has…