From the Foggy Bottom Current

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…

Max Ticktin, Professor of Hebrew Language and Literature at the George Washington University, is the scholar in residence at Adas Israel March 20-22. He will be introduced by the English Department’s own Faye Moskowitz. Information here, or click on the image at left. Free. Share on FacebookTweet

GW’s inaugural British Council Writer in Residence Nadeem Aslam’s newest novel, The Wasted Vigil has just been released. Mr. Aslam read from the novel at the numerous events that the English department hosted to celebrate his residency, and I, like many of those I talked to, was greatly impressed by his reading of the first…

You know how on Saint Patrick’s Day you may pinch anyone not wearing green? On T Shirt Tuesday you may pinch anyone not wearing a GW English Department Official T Shirt. That would be tomorrow, if you are reading this today. Show some pride, demonstrate your sophistication, and make political science majors feel excluded by…

Professor Margaret Soltan, via Columbia News Service, talking about Gchat and professor-student interaction: For Margaret Soltan, an English professor at George Washington University, Gchat is wonderful for connecting with students outside of class. Over the years, the tech-savvy teacher has accumulated dozens of students on her Gchat list, and she chats with them frequently. While…

These days, I can barely keep up with the accolades being garnered by English Department faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates. Yesterday, we got the great good news that Prof. Judith Plotz is a winner of this year’s George Washington Award, one of the highest honors the University confers. I’ll blog more about Prof. Plotz, who…