We are very pleased to have Rajiv Menon join us this fall as the second Communications Liaison, an undergraduate internship position charged with disseminating news about the department and fostering a better sense of community among our majors. I asked Rajiv to compose a short paragraph of introduction, and this is what he offered: I’m…
Rachael Baird, our inaugural (and wonderful) Communications Liaison for the English Department, is now living in China. Check out her blog and get a glimpse of her life post-GW. Here’s an invitation to other English majors, current and former: if you have a blog, drop me a line and let me know. We’ll feature a…
Yes, I know: it’s summer, and most of us have turned our brains off (I am just back from a family vacation at Disney World, and if that doesn’t constitute adequate proof of cranial de-activation, I do not know what would). Here, though, is some exciting news, courtesy of Cathy Eisenhower at the Gelman Library:…
To all current and prospective English majors: you too can live the glamorous life of the archival researcher at the Folger. Follow this link to learn a bit more about our GW-Folger Undergraduate Research Seminar, which will be accepting applications in spring 2009. Can you spot which of these dapper persons in the photo at…
Follow this link to GW’s press release (which quotes no one from the department that actually received the gift). Follow this link to the GW Hatchet story (which was written by one of our own majors, contains one small typo, and gives departmental context for the gift).
On behalf of the students and faculty of GW’s Department of English, I would like to thank the Wang family, whose generosity has resulted in the single largest gift our department has ever received. Creating a visiting professorship in contemporary literature and a series of annual lectures, this gift will change the department profoundly. We…
Each year I am asked by the university to compose a report on the goals and achievements of the English Department. I thought that readers of this blog might be interested to see the document I’ve sent to the dean. It’s been a good year! ———– English Departmental Annual Report (2007-08)Prepared by Jeffrey J. Cohen,…
Jonathan Gil Harris, a popular professor of the early modern period, has been awarded a one year NEH fellowship to work at the Folger Shakespeare Library. From the Folger website, a description of his project: Professor Jonathan Gil Harris, Professor of English, George Washington University“Shakespeare and Literary Theory” “Shakespeare and Literary Theory” will consider the…
During the month of April three gifts arrived from donors kind enough to sponsor our departmental mission. Donations came from: Mr and Mrs Philippe C. Desloovere (parents of a current student) Dr. Malcolm Edward O’Hagan (class of 1966) Mr. John George Sussek III (class of 1979) The generosity of our alumni, parents of students, and…
On Saturday I had the honor of wishing nearly a hundred English majors CONGRATULATIONS with a handshake and a Columbian College medal (after studying at GW for four years, our students really do deserve a medal). I was delighted to meet so many parents, siblings, aunts, uncles, cousins, significant others, friends and hangers-on at our…
