Art Spiegelman: April 2 @ Jack Morton Auditorium, 7 PM

Several faculty members in the English department also serve on the Judaic Studies Committee. We would like to bring this important conference to your attention. The Judaic Studies Program at the George Washington UniversityInvites You to a Conference The Future of Zionism: Looking at Israel in the 21st Century Keynote Lecture by Tom Segev“1967: Israel,…

Daria-Ann Martineau is the winner of a $500 prize for her poem “Orchids.” The English Department congratulates senior Daria-Ann Martineau, a speech and hearing major and creative writing minor, for her poem “Orchids,” which won this year’s Student Poetry Prize, awarded to the best poem submitted by a student at George Washington University. Martineau’s poem,…

Rachel Malis graduated GW last spring, and she’s currently celebrating the publication of her poem “Odessa, Odessos” in the online journal damselflypress.net. In light of this new achievement, we caught up with Rachel to see what else she’s been doing. When did you graduate GW? What was your major?I graduated from GW in the Spring…

The English Department of the George Washington University is happy to announce that Pulitzer prize winning novelist Edward P. Jones will join our faculty starting next year. Mr. Jones will teach in our creative writing program. For a recent profile, see this article in the Washington Post. Edward P. Jones was the inaugural Wang Visiting…

The faculty of the department of English wish you the best of luck as you work on your final papers and examinations. Share on FacebookTweet

At approximately 6:00 PM today, Edward P. Jones finished his inaugural reading as the first Wang Visiting Professor of Contemporary Literature. Now, I am finally able to reveal the truth behind the selection of Mr. Jones as the first Wang Visiting Professor. There exists a clause in the bylaws of the Columbian College of Arts…