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Save the Date: The Creative Writing Program Turns 50
Friday, May 11, 2018

Save the Date: The Creative Writing Program Turns 50

This October, the Department of English celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Creative Writing Department with special events and guests.
Monday, December 04, 2017

A New Look and Network for Six Degrees of Francis Bacon

The interactive digital humanities project has re-launched with a new look and brand new features.
Monday, November 27, 2017

PhDs Calvin Pollak and Natalie Suzelis Earn Mellon Fellowships

The Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship will enable Pollak and Suzelis to pursue innovative digital humanities projects.
First Person: Ben Ferguson’s Journey to ‘Old Moon’ Started in Classroom
Tuesday, November 21, 2017

First Person: Ben Ferguson’s Journey to ‘Old Moon’ Started in Classroom

Creative Writing student Ben Ferguson took what he learned in class and brought it to the stage.
Rhetoric MA Megan McGrath Takes Feminist Lens to Wearable Tech
Monday, November 20, 2017

Rhetoric MA Megan McGrath Takes Feminist Lens to Wearable Tech

In her dissertation, Megan McGrath is examining the rhetoric of fitness tracking and wearable tech.
Kevin González Granted NEA Creative Writing Fellowship
Monday, November 20, 2017

Kevin González Granted NEA Creative Writing Fellowship

Assistant professor Kevin González is one of 36 writers to win a prestigious NEA Creative Writing Fellowship.
LCS Alum Rachel Delphia's Circuitous Route to Curatorial Career
Friday, November 17, 2017

LCS Alum Rachel Delphia's Circuitous Route to Curatorial Career

As a Design Curator at the Carnegie Museum of Art, Rachel Delphia loves to think about the significance of everyday objects.
LCS Alum Elizabeth Bishop Takes Foucault to High School
Thursday, November 16, 2017

LCS Alum Elizabeth Bishop Takes Foucault to High School

In 16th Poetry Collection, Jim Daniels Returns to Old Turf With New Eyes
Tuesday, November 14, 2017

In 16th Poetry Collection, Jim Daniels Returns to Old Turf With New Eyes

Professor Jim Daniels's new collection of poetry, "Street Calligraphy," reexamines his upbringing in Detroit as well as themes of addiction and loss.
Juniors Win Siegel Award for Kiltie Instructions
Monday, November 06, 2017

Juniors Win Siegel Award for Kiltie Instructions

Valerie Yam and Abigail Salmon win Siegel Award for their instructional document "How to Put on a Kiltie"
In New Book, Professor Doug Coulson Dissects Shifting Law of Racial Classification
Monday, October 23, 2017

In New Book, Professor Doug Coulson Dissects Shifting Law of Racial Classification
Remembering Alumna Aimee Beal Church
Monday, October 23, 2017

Remembering Alumna Aimee Beal Church

Alumna Aimee Beal Church died at the age of 45 of colon cancer and is remember by beloved family and the Department of English.
NFL Football: CMU’s Jason England Says, “It’s Not Just a Game”
Friday, October 20, 2017

NFL Football: CMU’s Jason England Says, “It’s Not Just a Game”

Visiting creative writing professor Jason England reflects on the ongoing protests in the NFL as a means of understanding race and power in America.
Two English Students Named Andrew Carnegie Society Scholars
Friday, October 13, 2017

Two English Students Named Andrew Carnegie Society Scholars

Two students in the Department of English were inducted into the Andrew Carnegie Society.
New Interdisciplinary Minor Puts the Human in Digital Humanities
Friday, September 29, 2017

New Interdisciplinary Minor Puts the Human in Digital Humanities

Humanities Analytics (HumAn for short and for the course catalogue) is a six-class minor based in the Department of English with classes across the university. It will provide technical training to humanities students — e.g. classes like “Machine Learning in Practice”— and humanistic training to technical students — e.g. “Intro to Critical Reading”— in the growing field of digital humanities.
Professor Kathy M. Newman Wants You To Read Banned Books
Thursday, September 28, 2017

Professor Kathy M. Newman Wants You To Read Banned Books

As part of Banned Books Week, a national celebration of works that have been challenged or banned in various communities for various reasons, the Pittsburgh chapter of the ACLU hosted a panel featuring Associate Professor of English Kathy M. Newman earlier this month to discuss freedom of expression and why books get banned.
Public Health Communicator Makes a Global Impact
Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Public Health Communicator Makes a Global Impact

Tim Ryan is using his professional writing degree to communicate to people all over the world.
Professor Sharon Dilworth Behind New Play Reading Series
Friday, September 15, 2017

Professor Sharon Dilworth Behind New Play Reading Series
Students Channel Emotions, Experiences with Discrimination Through Writing Contest
Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Students Channel Emotions, Experiences with Discrimination Through Writing Contest
Alumna In Law
Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Alumna In Law

After taking an English course, Kyla Vick embarked on a legal career she never even knew she wanted.
Atkinson Takes Talents, Passions to Iconic Chautauqua
Monday, August 28, 2017

Atkinson Takes Talents, Passions to Iconic Chautauqua

As the newly minted director of literary arts for the Chataqua Institute, Atom Atkinson hopes to inspire students to push writing to new places.
Book Offers 18 Years of Student Perspectives on “Challenges to the Dream"
Friday, August 25, 2017

Book Offers 18 Years of Student Perspectives on “Challenges to the Dream"
Alumna's Double Life is One for the Books
Tuesday, June 27, 2017

Alumna's Double Life is One for the Books
Dress Is A Work From The Heart
Monday, June 12, 2017

Dress Is A Work From The Heart
Congratulations, Class of 2017!
Friday, May 26, 2017

Congratulations, Class of 2017!
Documentary Class Takes Students to Cuba
Monday, May 15, 2017

Documentary Class Takes Students to Cuba
English Major Melanie Diaz Earns Fulbright Award
Monday, May 15, 2017

English Major Melanie Diaz Earns Fulbright Award
PhD in Rhetoric Student Accepted to Pre-Doctoral Program at Emory University
Friday, May 12, 2017

PhD in Rhetoric Student Accepted to Pre-Doctoral Program at Emory University
Students Honored at Writing Awards Ceremony
Thursday, May 11, 2017

Students Honored at Writing Awards Ceremony
Peggy Knapp To Retire
Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Peggy Knapp To Retire
First Person: The Road to My PhD
Thursday, May 04, 2017

First Person: The Road to My PhD
First Person: How My MA Unexpectedly Inspired My PhD
Wednesday, April 26, 2017

First Person: How My MA Unexpectedly Inspired My PhD
A Look Ahead: 2017 Adamson Student Writing Awards
Friday, April 14, 2017

A Look Ahead: 2017 Adamson Student Writing Awards
CMU English Celebrates National Poetry Month, 2017
Thursday, April 06, 2017

CMU English Celebrates National Poetry Month, 2017
Students Inducted Into International English Honor Society
Thursday, April 06, 2017

Students Inducted Into International English Honor Society
NY Times Bestselling Author Lauren Groff Stops By CMU English Classes
Tuesday, March 14, 2017

NY Times Bestselling Author Lauren Groff Stops By CMU English Classes
Days of Welcoming Receives Admitted Graduate Students to Campus
Monday, March 13, 2017

Days of Welcoming Receives Admitted Graduate Students to Campus
Contesting Energy: Labor, Culture and Politics
Thursday, February 23, 2017

Contesting Energy: Labor, Culture and Politics
Citizen Science in the Digital Age: Rhetoric, Science and Public Engagement
Thursday, February 09, 2017

Citizen Science in the Digital Age: Rhetoric, Science and Public Engagement
PhD Student Receives Award, Grant
Tuesday, February 07, 2017

PhD Student Receives Award, Grant
Joanna Wolfe Receives Communications Award
Tuesday, February 07, 2017

Joanna Wolfe Receives Communications Award
Jim Daniels' "Rowing Inland" Takes Readers Back to Metro Detroit
Thursday, February 02, 2017

Jim Daniels' "Rowing Inland" Takes Readers Back to Metro Detroit
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