Big Reading WEDNESDAY

With major reviews in the New York Times, the Washington Post, and elsewhere, it would be an understatement to say that Professor Thomas Mallon‘s latest novel, Watergate, is getting lots of attention.  On Wednesday, September 12, from 6-8 PM, a special event will be held for GW Alumni and others interested in hearing Professor Mallon read…

Earlier this week, I received the following email: “Dear Employers,” it reads. “As we plan for National Student Employment Week (April 9 – 13, 2012) we’d like to hear what your office has done in the past to recognize your student employees. We’ll organize and publish what we learn.” Who knew there was such a…

Quick pop quiz (answer “yes” or “no” only):1) Are you a genius at saying things in 140 characters or fewer?2) Are you interested in what’s going on in the English department, in English courses, among English professors and students, and in the wider GW English community?3) Do you want to feel even more connected to…

You have likely been hearing a great deal about playwright Tony Kushner lately, as he is the screenwriter for Steven Spielberg’s new film Lincoln, starring Daniel Day Lewis.  Kushner rose to prominence two decades ago, when his play Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes, won the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.  Angels…

 Nao Bustamante Artist Lecturer Thursday December 10, 2009  4pm English Department Seminar Room Rome Hall 771 Nao Bustamante is an internationally known performance, video and installation artist originating from the San Joaquin Valley of California.  Her (often precarious) work encompasses performance art, sculpture, installation and video. Bustamante has presented in galleries, museums, universities and underground…

Forget that new three-tiered price plan from iTunes. Get your music free from Gelman Library. Humanities Librarian Cathy Eisenhower writes: The Library pays for it, but you can stream it for free through your desktop and create playlists–for yourself and/or your students. I’ve been listening to spoken word recordings in Smithsonian Global Sound this afternoon…