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Professor Sten’s New Melville Book
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Creative Writing Feature: Jessica Deputato
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English Department Faculty, Students Garner Honors and Awards
These days, I can barely keep up with the accolades being garnered by English Department faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates. Yesterday, we got the great good news that Prof. Judith Plotz is a winner of this year’s George Washington Award, one of the highest honors the University confers. I’ll blog more about Prof. Plotz, who…
Aryeh Lev Stollman Kicks Off Jewish Literature Live 2012
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