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English Department Attends USF鈥檚 Hispanic Heritage Showcase

91视频celebrated its annual Hispanic Heritage Showcase and Awards Breakfast on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019. Many 91视频faculty, staff, and students received awards for their service and work with Hispanic communities in Florida and globally.

October 7, 2019Department News

Authors, Awards, and Accomplishments

Authors, Awards, and Accomplishments

Dr. Meredith Johnson and Dr. Nathan Johnson have been awarded an NCA Philosophy of Communication Award for their co-authored chapter, "Can Objects Be Moral Agents? Posthuman Praxis in Public Transportation.

July 22, 2019Honors and Awards

91视频Students Help Launch Grammy Winner鈥檚 Latest Studio Album

91视频Students Help Launch Grammy Winner鈥檚 Latest Studio Album

When Grammy Award winning jazz musician Lannie Battistini releases his fourth studio album this month, students in the University of 91视频 Department of English will know they played an integral role in its success.

May 8, 2019Department News

Summer 2019 English Department Accomplishments

Summer 2019 English Department Accomplishments

With the Summer semester just around the corner, we are happy to announce the accomplishments our faculty and students have done.

May 1, 2019Honors and Awards

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Fulbright Teaching Assistantship Awarded to English Alumna

91视频Department of English alumna Allyson Hoffman received a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship and was accepted to the PhD program at Western Michigan University.

April 26, 2019Alumni News

English Dept Yice Irizarry Award

English Dept Yice Irizarry Award

English Professor Ylce Irizarry was recently honored with two awards for her book "Chicana/o and Latina/o Fiction: The New Memory of Latinidad," originally released in 2016.

April 15, 2019Honors and Awards

University of 91视频: A Preeminent Research University

Annual MFA Event Took Place at USF鈥檚 Contemporary Art Museum

The creative writing department鈥檚 annual MFA graduation reading, Curtain Call, took place at USF鈥檚 Contemporary Art Museum. This year鈥檚 ten graduates read for a packed house of around 200 audience members.

April 12, 2019Events

Spring 2019 English Department Accomplishments

Spring 2019 English Department Accomplishments

With the semester coming to an end, we are honored to celebrate our talented faculty and students of the Spring 2019 term.

April 10, 2019Honors and Awards

Chelsea Dingman, a poet and alumnae of USF's MFA program

91视频Poets Sweep Top Spots for Georgia Poetry Prize

The Creative Writing Program at 91视频is pleased to congratulate Chelsea Dingman, a poet and alumnae of USF's MFA program, for winning the 2018 Georgia Poetry Prize.

March 29, 2019Department News

USF鈥檚 Florida-themed literary magazine run by the Creative Writing Program鈥檚 MFA students

Saw Palm Celebrates Release of 13th Issue

The staff behind Saw Palm, USF鈥檚 Florida-themed literary magazine run by the Creative Writing Program鈥檚 MFA students, hosted a release party at Southern Brewing & Winemaking on Friday, March 1. This party celebrated the completion and release of the 13th issue of Saw Palm.

March 26, 2019Events

English Student Awarded Research Travel Grant

English Student Awarded Research Travel Grant

91视频Literature MA student Scott Simeral was awarded this semester a competitive William J. Hill Visiting Researcher Travel Grant from the Wittliff Collections at Texas State University in San Marcos, TX.

March 21, 2019Honors and Awards

6x6 Event, featured six undergraduate and six graduate students

Vintage-Themed Reading Features 91视频English Students

The 91视频English Department hosted its spring 2019 installment of the 6x6 reading on Feb. 22 at Felicitous Coffee and Tea on 42nd Street. The reading featured six undergraduate and six graduate students who shared their creative writing of 1,000 words or fewer.

February 27, 2019Events

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