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Director of the Folger Shakespeare Library to Deliver Inaugural Digital Humanities Institute Lecture/2013 Dean’s Scholars in Shakespeare Lecture
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Contemporary LGBT Writing “Live” Spring 2021
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The Washington Area Romanticists Group Hosts Anne McCarthy
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English Department Reception for Graduating English Majors
The English Department will host an informal reception for graduating seniors and their families Saturday, 17 May from 1:30 to 3 p.m. in Rome Hall 771. Snacks and champagne and a chance to say good-bye to your professors We look forward to seeing you! Share on FacebookTweet