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Spring 2020 Poetry and Lecture Series Announced

January 29, 2020

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Professor Receives Prestigious Fulbright Specialist Award

January 21, 2020

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Naomi Liebler Publishes New Book: A Cultural History of Tragedy in the Early Modern Age

December 12, 2019

Lecture by Roy Foster, Hertford College

December 10, 2019

Geraldine Higgins and Seamus Heaney

Lecture on Seamus Heaney Sponsored by the Marie Frazee Baldassarre Professorship

November 26, 2019

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Lucy McDiarmid, Marie Frazee-Baldassarre Professor of English, Gives Invited Lectures

November 19, 2019

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Jonathan Greenberg Publishes Book with Sunday Morning correspondent and humorist Mo Rocca

November 7, 2019

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Poetry Reading by Natalie Diaz, Arizona State University

November 4, 2019

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New Essay by Professor Jeff Gonzalez Analyzes Use of Walt Whitman by Contemporary Writers

October 22, 2019

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Witching Hour

It’s witching hour! Join the English department for their annual Halloween party, co-sponsored by University College. Enjoy FREE treats and a conversation ’round the cauldron about witches in literature and film!

October 18, 2019

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Kathy Curto’s Book Earns Spot on Bestseller List

October 8, 2019

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English Professor Jeffrey Alan Miller Wins MacArthur Genius Grant

September 25, 2019