Next Open Space Open Mic Student Reading: TOMORROW at 7:30 PM

Vaddey Ratner Reading February 12th 7:30 PM Honors Townhouse  (714 21st St NW) Author of the New York Times bestselling novel In the Shadow of the Banyan, Vaddey Ratner will be giving a reading at George Washington University TOMORROW!  “Full of beauty, even joy. . . What is remarkable, and honorable, here is the absence of anger, and…

MICHAEL CHABON MONDAY MARCH 23 7 PM JACK MORTON AUDITORIUM Michael Chabon’s first novel The Mysteries of Pittsburgh (1988) was a New York Times bestseller. His second Wonder Boys (1995), was made into a critically-acclaimed film featuring Michael Douglas and Tobey Maguire. His young adult novel, Summerland, won the 2003 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children’s…

English graduate students at GW are a busy and productive group. In addition to the usual–taking classes, studying for and taking graduate exams, writing master’s and PhD theses, teaching and TAing–they do a tremendous amount of work organizing social and academic activities. These include research discussion groups, dissertation reading groups, and the occasional EGSA night…

GW Professors Jennifer James and Jennifer C. Nash are part of a forum accessible online this month in Feminist Studies.  The forum is on “Teaching about Ferguson,” with six professors reflecting on the pedagogical challenges of teaching about state-sanctioned violence against people of color in the United States.  There is direct access to Feminist Studies…

Marissa Ciampi is a recent graduate of our English department  who has come back to offer career advice to undergraduates in a series of workshops  on March 26th, April 2nd, and April 10th.  Since her commencement, Marissa has had a series of adventures that have offered her invaluable experience and insight. Margaret Soltan asked her to…

WORKSHOP on Publishing Your Research by Ben Doyle, Global Head of Literature, Palgrave Macmillan Publishing your first article or book can seem like a daunting prospect and, for the uninitiated, the process can see somewhat arcane and unclear.  Ben Doyle, Publisher and Global Head of Literature for Palgrave Macmillan’s Scholarly division, will be speaking about the publishing experience at…