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Recent News

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English Alumni Recognized with CLA Honors

Outstanding Alumni Awards go to Naomi Ko, Elissa Raffa, and Professor Emeritus John Wright (pictured).

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Thank You, CLA Volunteers!

We celebrate our CLA volunteers today and every day.

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The Alt-Ac Career: Shaping Scholarly Conversations as an Editor

PhD alum Sara Cohen, University of Michigan Press Editorial Director, embraces the role of tastemaker.

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Announcing our 2023 Alumni Award Winners

Storytellers, activists, scholars, artists, and entrepreneurs. CLA is excited to present this year's Alumni of Notable Achievement Award and Emerging Alumni Award winners.

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English Major: Max Pritchard

This junior chose English due to his love for storytelling.

Upcoming Events

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In-Person

February 28, 2024

First Books Reading

Hear from debut authors, and MFA alums, Antonia Angress, Kathryn Savage, and Mihret Sibhat.

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In-Person

April 24, 2024

Ross Gay & Aimee Nezhukumatathil Reading & Conversation

The Freier Lectures in Literature series presents the bestselling authors of, respectively, The Book of (More) Delights and World of Wonders.