To All Current English Majors

You might know that Dan Brown’s latest mystery is set here in DC. You might not know that Professor Margaret Soltan has read it, and talked about the book last night on the Lehrer News Hour. From the transcript (here): MARGARET SOLTAN: [Mystery blockbusters] appeal to a large audience because they’re fun to read, they’re…

Edward P Jones will read from The Known World and his short stories. He will take audience questions, and he will be introduced by President Knapp. PLEASE JOIN US FOR THIS MILESTONE IN GW HISTORY. The event takes place at 5 PM on Thursday January 29 in the Jack Morton Auditorium (School of Media and…

See this stack of books? English Honors students read them all … two at a time. Well, not really. But it’s a nice thought. I had a professor in college who had a photographic memory (really). In one class, he began reading Moby Dick and then closed the book and continued to “read.” For about…

Our lounge space was painted yesterday, and today the new carpeting was put down. (This photo doesn’t do the carpet justice.) Now we just need some furniture and a smart design. Share on FacebookTweet

Christina Beasley. Photo by Thomas Sayers Ellis. The first-place winner of this year’s Academy of American Poets’ University and College Poetry Prize is Christina Beasley ’12, an International Affairs major and Creative Writing minor. Christina will receive a $100 prize and a one-year membership to the Academy. Honorable mention goes to senior Annie-Rose Strasser, an…

What do the two people in our blog post title have in common, besides serenity and good looks? Funny you should ask. Both the Dalai Lama and Rosemarie Garland-Thomson were just named in the Utne Reader list of “Fifty Visionaries Who Are Changing Your World.” Rosemarie Garland-Thomson is, of course, our inaugural GW English Distinguished…