Why English is the Best Major
You know you are an English major/professor when you are dorky enough to wear this t-shirt. Thanks to (from left to right) Tess Malone, Gayle Wald, Connie Kibler, and Jeffrey Cohen for making t-shirt day happen!
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Game, Set, MATCH.
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If you’ve donated money to the department over the past year, you are already on our mailing list (your name should also appear in the “Department Supporters” box to the right: thank you for your generosity! We couldn’t do much of what we undertake without your support). Early in the fall you will receive our…
The English Department Thanks Its December Donors
The following individuals supported the English Department in December. We thank them for their generous support, especially in these difficult economic times. Christine Coleman (1991) Michal Fromer Mufson (2003) Shoshana Moskowitz Grove (1982) Gail Orgelfinger (1972) Janice S. Snow (1968) Christopher Sten (faculty) John George Sussek III (1979) Share on FacebookTweet
Undergrads: Some Courses to Consider for SPRING
I know that all of you have already registered for your spring courses … but if you are not quite happy with (say) that boring class in international relations that you signed up for because you thought it would enable you to relate internationally, here are some great ENGLISH DEPARTMENT courses seeking students: 171W.10 Willa…
From The Hatchet: Research Centers Must Mean Science. Or Policy. Or Science Policy.
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…
Michael Chabon Tapped to Revise Screenplay: Coincidence or Foreshadowing?
If you were paying close attention during Michael Chabon’s public reading last month, you would have caught a reference to Edgar Rice Burroughs’ novel The Gods of Mars in the second story he read, “First First Father.” In the story, Chabon compared his experience to the unknowability of a nine color spectrum, which is experienced…