Inaugural poets

From the latest By George! New GW Institute Brings Together Scholars in Medieval, Early Modern Studies Jeffrey J. Cohen, chair of GW’s English Department, leads the University’s Medieval and Early Modern Studies Institute. By Julia Parmley Faculty across departments in GW’s Columbian College of Arts and Sciences have been individually engaged in medieval and early…

Thomas Mallon is in GW Today. Read the article below! Wordsmith of Washington Critically acclaimed novelist will lead GW’s creative writing program. By Jennifer Price May 3, 2010 Thomas Mallon, who will become the head of GW’s creative writing program later this month, didn’t start writing fiction until he was in his 30s. As a…

Here is the tentative schedule for the spring meetings of the GW Medieval and Early Modern Seminar (or GW MEMS, as we like to call it). The seminar is open to anyone who is interested in attending. Anyone not on our email list who would like to be may contact the seminar’s rapporteur, Lowell Duckert…

To mark the beginning of June and as a nod to our 2009 graduates, this week GW English News will feature a five part interview with alumnus Mark Olshaker. A 1972 graduate of the English Department, Olshaker has put his B.A. in English to good use as a writer, filmmaker, and self-proclaimed dilettante who has…

This message is addressed to the wealthy potential donors who read our blog religiously. We know there are many of you out there, even if so far you have failed to send a sign of your actual existence. A frustration for faculty and students alike is that we possess no welcoming space outside of the…

DC Writer Jada Bradley attended our recent panel Knowing the Known World, and blogs about the experience at Examiner.com My thanks to everyone who attended and made the event such a success. I believe it was the largest literary event GW has ever offered exclusively for its alumni. Share on FacebookTweet