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What’s Next for Judith Plotz
Judith Plotz is amazing, but you already knew that. One of our most beloved faculty members is retiring this year because, as she puts it, “Well, I thought I better retire when people were surprised I did rather than when it wasn’t surprising.” Jokes aside, Prof. Plotz has been inspiring students to follow their passions…
Rebecca Goldstein talk, Howard Jacobson seminar canceled
Author Rebecca Goldstein’s reading scheduled for 6:30 Tuesday night in the Marvin Center has been canceled because of weather. Also, the first meeting of Howard Jacobson’s 1-credit seminar, scheduled for 6:10 p.m. on Tuesday, has been canceled. The class will meet on Tuesday, Feb. 16, as usual, and arrangements will be made to make up…
Congratulations to Joe Fisher …
… who was nominated for the parent choice award at this year’s GW Service Excellence Celebration. Joe was described in the nomination letter as an “invaluable resource” for his capacity as a Learning Specialist in GW’s Office of Disability Support Services. Congratulations, Joe! Share on FacebookTweet
A Personal Invitation from the Department Chair to Wednesday’s Event
You may have heard that we have decided to celebrate the successful residency of Edward P. Jones in GW’s English Department with neither a bang nor whisper, but with what might be called a whispered bang. Admittedly that does not sound right. So let’s just say that we are holding an event that does not…
Humanities @ GW: A Student’s View
In the discussion that unfolded at this post about the humanities at GW, Calder Stembel kindly linked to a letter he composed to The Hatchet about arts and politics at this institution. The letter in its entirety is worth your time, but I want to excerpt some parts that speaks to the crux of the…
Prof. James Miller Nominated for Hurston/Wright Legacy Award
The English department is thrilled to announce that Prof. James Millers’s 2009 book Remembering Scottsboro: The Legacy of an Infamous Trial (Princeton UP, 2009) has been nominated for a Hurston/Wright Legacy Award in the nonfiction category. Jim’s book examines how the compelling and tragic case of the “Scottsboro Boys,” a group of nine black youths…