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A Defense of the Humanities
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Save the Date: Literature in a Global Age, October 22
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Lenore Romney, GW English major, circa 1929
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Tonight is THE NIGHT
Edward P. Jones Inaugural Reading TONIGHT at 5 PMThe Jack Morton AuditoriumSchool of Media and Public Affairs, First FloorFree and open to all, though seating is limited The Pulitzer Prize winning author of The Known World, Mr. Jones is the Wang Visiting Professor of Contemporary English at GW for Spring 2009 Share on FacebookTweet