Sunday “Treme” Event Cancelled

Professor Margaret Soltan, via Columbia News Service, talking about Gchat and professor-student interaction: For Margaret Soltan, an English professor at George Washington University, Gchat is wonderful for connecting with students outside of class. Over the years, the tech-savvy teacher has accumulated dozens of students on her Gchat list, and she chats with them frequently. While…

NEWS FLASH: GW English is proud to announce that the University is a major sponsor of the 2011 AWP Conference, to be held in Washington from February 2-5. The AWP, or Association of Writers & Writing Programs, is the country’s leading organization of creative writers and creative writing programs, and its annual conference—which takes place…

It was my honor to serve as the Faculty Speaker at Saturday’s CCAS Celebration, the prelude to commencement. You may read the Hatchet account of the day here, and my more personal ruminations here. Share on FacebookTweet

Thanks to the following recent supporters of the English department: Ms. Rochelle E. Deavy Dr. Charles M. Hanson Mr. and Mrs. Edward E. Hickok Ms. Erika Lauren Kauder Mrs. Michal Fromer Mufson Dr. Jeanne Marie Rose Ms. Sara Ann Schwartz Ms. Madeleine A. Starkey Ms. Kelley Cherise Stokes Mr. Jon K. Williams These generous donors…

Every year the English Department reports on its progress and achievements to the university. I thought readers of this blog might enjoy the glimpse it yields of the year that was. ————— CCAS Department Annual Report 2008-09ENGLISH IA Undergraduate studies * Majors, minors, double majorsMajors: 191 in English, 10 in English and Creative Writing; minors…

José Muñoz is off to Berlin this week. But do not worry, our already much-loved Wang Visiting Professor in Contemporary Literature this semester is enjoying his time at GW, its just that his work has just been translated into German hence the trip. It is really no surprise that Muñoz is always traveling. He is…