l’shana tova

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…

(and he will be introduced by Edward P. Jones, no less. Details to follow here) Share on FacebookTweet

The English Department office has been ornamented, garnished, embellished, trimmed and bedecked for the season. Stop by, grab some chocolate, and see if this year’s theme (“Decorating to Annoy”) has been a success. Share on FacebookTweet

So were going to have our First Annual T-Shirt Thursday Extravaganza this Thursday. As it turns out, though, we did not give students and faculty enough time to order their T-shirts from Zazzle. Also, “T-Shirt Thursday” does not alliterate. SO ORDER YOUR SHIRT NOW. We are about to discontinue this model, so you will be…

Jason Fillardi, who will be teaching a course on screenwriting next semester, provides the GW English blog with this brief biography:“Jason Filardi grew up in Mystic, Connecticut and now resides in Los Angeles, California. But before moving to LA, he spent four of the best years of his life studying English at the George Washington…

We’re getting there. Paining is being done today, and new carpets are being installed tomorrow. By next week we will have a new–if empty–lounge! Look for a new refrigerator and new seating soon! Share on FacebookTweet