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The English Department condemns the anti-Black slurs and threats made on social media by a UW student this week
The English Department condemns the anti-Black slurs and threats made on social media by a UW student this week. As members of a department dedicated to learning about and engaging with the power of language, …
May 4, 2023Elizabeth B. Bearden chosen as 2023 Guggenheim Fellow
Professor Elizabeth B. Bearden has been selected as a 2023 Guggenheim Fellow in Early Modern Studies. She joins 171 other scholars, scientists, writers, and artists from around the country, all chosen by a rigorous application …
April 11, 2023Susan Stanford Friedman, 1943-2023
Susan Stanford Friedman, Virginia Woolf Professor Emerita of English and Women’s Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, died February 26th at her home in Madison at age 79. Professor Friedman was a trailblazing scholar in …
March 3, 2023Professor Russ Castronovo and Professor Caroline Gottschalk Druschke awarded National Endowment for Humanities fellowships
Congratulations to Professor Russ Castronovo and Professor Caroline Gottschalk Druschke on their funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities! Professor Castronovo received a fellowship for his project “American Insecurity and the Origins of Vulnerability.” …
January 24, 2023Professor Mark Vareschi wins William H. Kiekhofer Teaching Award
Professor Mark Vareschi has been awarded a Distinguished Teaching Award. The William H. Kiekhofer Teaching Award honors an assistant or associate professor in the College of Letters & Science. Congratulations Professor Vareschi!
January 24, 2023