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Please join us for a two-day event on Cuba and its diaspora sponsored by the English Department with the assistance of American Studies and Africana Studies, under the auspices of the Wang Visiting Professor of Contemporary English. Cuba in the World: Literature, Politics, Performance A Public Reading and Symposium October 8 and 9, 2009Marvin CenterGeorge…

Gardening. What does the word mean to you? Perhaps new blossoms every spring or dirt underneath your fingernails. For most, the hobby of gardening is just that, a hobby. Maybe every so often a gardener will introduce home-grown vegetables into a family dinner, but mostly it’s a personal activity. Gardening as a food movement? Now,…

Our class of M.A. students. As good-looking as they are brainy. Last week, the English department celebrated the achievements of our graduates with a Ph.D. hooding ceremony, a reception for MA and PhD students, a party for graduating seniors, and, of course, the Columbian College Celebration and Commencement. This year, 12 students earned Departmental Honors…

Prose writer Sana Krasikov. Photo by Staci Schwartz. Prizewinning prose writer SanaKrasikov will read on Thursday night at 7 in the Marvin Center Amphitheater (3rd floor), concluding this year’s amazing Jewish Literature Live series curated by Prof. Faye Moskowtiz.     Krasikov, a Russian emigre,  is author of the collection of short stories, One More Year. …

Emily Cahn reports: The University’s first vice president for research says he hopes to raise the University’s research profile by starting new research centers in the fields of autism, computational biology, science policy, energy, sustainability and neglected diseases. Well, you don’t need to hear it from me again. But you will. Could the day please…