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Two English Professors nominated for Professor of the Year
Prof. Lisa Page GW English creative writing faculty members Lisa Page and Faye Moskowitz were both nominated for the 2010 Professor of the Year, a distinction awarded by the University’s 450 student athletes. Prof. Moskowitz and Prof. Page are among the 25 nominees, while Prof. Page is one of 6 finalists! (Does this sound like…
What Are You Reading Over Spring Break?
Here’s a suggestion. Here’s another. And another. And then you can have these books signed by MICHAEL CHABON himself on Monday, March 23 at 7 PM in the Jack Morton Auditorium. Chabon will be introduced by Edward P. Jones, will read from his work, and will be interviewed live by Faye Moskowitz. Book signing follows….
Gayle Wald’s Letters Project
The following arrives from Professor Gayle Wald. One of our best teachers, Professor Wald is an expert in American and African-American literature, as well as music and cultural studies. She is also the Deputy Chair of the department and the chair of our Planning and Development Committee. Professor Wald is the author of Shout, Sister,…
Congratulations to Jason Filardi
The GW English Department congratulates alumnus Jason Filardi on the premiere of his new film 17 Again. Jason is currently teaching a screenwriting course for 15 lucky GW undergraduates. He is also an incredibly nice guy who happens to be a natural in the classroom. Good luck with the film, Jason! Share on FacebookTweet
A Defense of the Humanities
by J J Cohen From Geoffrey Galt Harpham, president and director of the National Humanities Center, writing in The Chronicle: The alleviation of human suffering, the restoration of opportunity, and the resurrection of confidence must be our top priorities. But the present crisis must not be the horizon of our thinking; our most immediate concerns…
Alumnus Update: Madhur Bansal
2005 graduate Madhur Bansal provides the GW English blog with this biography: After graduating from GW in 2005, I served in the Americorps VISTA program for one year as a Development Assistant with a non-profit organization, South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT). SAALT’s mission is to increase civic participation among South Asian Americans and advocate…