Creative Writing Courses with Jason Filardi and Edward P. Jones

by J J Cohen Among my favorite perks as chair of the GW English Department is the chance to spend time with visiting novelists. Because so much of my own writing proceeds through slow research and diligent translation — through processes that seem like patient peering through a microscope — I’m fascinated by how a…

Someone stole the electronic projector last night from our newly renovated seminar room. Value: $3500. Please let us know if you have any information or saw anything suspicious. This is very disheartening. Share on FacebookTweet

I’d like to express my gratitude to a former student whom I remember fondly: Sarah Griswold, who recently donated $250 to the department. This is quite a sum for a 2006 graduate to give us … and we are honored by her generous support. Thank you, Sarah! I’m happy that my Chaucer class did not…

Senior Mary Ellen Dingley won this year’s AAP Prize.   This year’s Academy of American Poets College Prize at GW has been awarded to Mary Ellen Dingley. Founded in 1934, the Academy supports poets in all stages of their careers and works to foster an appreciation of contemporary poetry. The judges–Profs. Jane Shore, Mary-Sherman Willis,…

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). Share on FacebookTweet

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,…