Siegfried Huffnagle: Meet the New Communications Liaison
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| At Stonehenge, 2014 |
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| At Stonehenge, 2014 |
… writes Chloe Rome, a recent GW English major who’s now working at CNN in Atlanta. “Most people are surprised when I say I was an English major. But my English degree gave me the shape and structure I needed to succeed in journalism. I learned how to read something and think critically about it,…
Raising High & Waving Goodbye: After completing her undergraduate degree in English at GW, Kat Kirman will continue her studies as an MA student in American University’s Film Production program. Her love of cinema and writing has been profoundly enriched by GW’s English curriculum, and she hopes to continue this growth during her graduate career! Share…
Madeline Dennis-Yates, BA ’15 The work of Madeline Dennis-Yates, a May graduate of the English Department, was chosen for the final selection of both the Source Festival in June and the DC Shorts Film Festival which ended Sept. 20. Maddie’s play in the Source Festival was “A Bouquet a Day” a ten-minute play in which…
Meet this week’s GW English Senior Spotlight: Promise Harvey from West Philadelphia,
For the past month or so, the English Department has been a flurry of boxes, files, and books as we’ve moved from the 7th floor of Rome to the 6th floor of Phillips. The move has made the location of the English department far more cohesive, with all the professors and offices now on one…
GW English Alum Esther Cohen (BA ’69) ESTHER COHEN ON NOT BEING AFRAID OF LIFE, OR OF YOUR OWN WORDS New York writer, teacher, and activist Esther Cohen reflects on her time as an English major, and on the remarkably varied writing life she’s led since she graduated: When did you graduate from GW? I…