Last fall, English Department senior, Stuart Deets, completed a final project for Professor Caroline Gottschalk Druschke‘s “Writing Rivers” course (a section of English 245). Stuart’s project involved taking photos of Madison lakes, developing them in …
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A Conversation with Angela Ramos, 2017 Winner of the Urish Prize
A passion for literature and writing as well as a desire to share this passion through teaching—this is what is looked for in the recipient of the Dorothy Classen Urish Scholarship. This scholarship was created …
First GEMs Shine in the English Department
“Wow, we’re here. We’re here, that’s significant.” According to UW junior Alexandra Pleasant, this realization sparked the creation of a new undergraduate group in the English department. First GEMs (the brilliant acronym for “First-Generation English …
Detectives on the Net: UW’s First Online English Lecture Course
For the last two summers, UW undergraduates have had the opportunity to delve into the sometimes seamy world of stolen letters, government conspiracy, drug trafficking, and murder from the safety and comfort of their own …