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Transmigrating Cassettes Vol. 1 Workshop event, part of a 2023-2024 Hub residency with Soomaal House and SITAAD, in The Hub on September 9, 2023.

Announcing our 2024-25 Liberal Arts Engagement Hub Residencies

Check out our 2024-25 Liberal Arts Engagement Hub Residencies and learn how these vital partnerships are deepening our culture of engagement with the community.

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Eight incredibly cool fall courses

Spanning the study of Barbie, Twin Cities geography, frightening art, and more, five CLA courses are featured in this roundup of eight amazing fall 2024 courses.

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English Seeks Assistant Professor

Tenure track position in 20th and/or 21st Century Literatures in English! Application deadline: Oct 11.

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Shakespearean Rhapsody

PhD student and OLLI Scholar Emily Schoenbeck shines in teaching seniors.

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English Major Spotlight: Zayna Amanat

This senior is combining degrees in English and Business Law.

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The Academic Career: Combining Public Humanities with Traditional Research

Alum Trenton B. Olsen’s grad school research on Robert Louis Stevenson has led the BYU-Idaho professor in unexpected directions, including museum management and an edited…

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Career Diversity: Publishing as an Independent Scholar, Working as a Grant Writer

For PhD alum Becky Peterson, combining a politically engaged freelance career with time for her own writing has been “crucial."

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Remembering Lillian Bridwell-Bowles

The feminist scholar of writing studies was a leader in community-University engagement and an award-winning teacher.

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My Soul's Job

An excerpt from Taiyon J. Coleman's (MFA '03, creative writing, PhD '13, English) "Traveling without Moving: Essays from a Black Woman Trying to Survive in America."

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Outstanding Achievement Award: John S. Wright

Distinguished scholar and trailblazing agent of change John Wright (MA ‘71, English; PhD ‘77) has been named a recipient of the University's Outstanding Achievement Award.