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2024 English Graduation Celebration

Please join us for the University of Wisconsin–Madison English Department Spring Graduation on May 11 in the Alumni Room of the Pyle Center from 8:30-9:30AM Click here for the full graduation program  Click here for the full list of graduates List of Graduates  Tolulope Akinwole Matthew Armbruster Grace Elizabeth Armitage Aaron Baertlein Jackson Robert Baldus …

Please join us in celebrating our scholarship and writing prize recipients on Sunday, April 21st!

Please join us on Sunday, April 21st in the Alumni Room of the Pyle Center from 4:00-5:30PM to celebrate this year’s scholarship and writing prize recipients as well as the recipients of the Early Career Alumni Awards. Watch the full list of winners here Click here for the full program  The prizewinners are as follows… …

Day of the Badger Returns April 16-17!

Plan Now for a Party to Pay It Forward April 16, 2024 @ 10:12 am – April 17, 2024 @ 5:00 pm Learn more! Save the date to celebrate what makes the UW great (try saying that three times fast!). From campus achievements and alumni accomplishments to Badger spirit and beloved traditions — this day of giving shindig …

Save the Date for “Fill the Hill”

Coming “Flocktober” 5–6 Fill the Hill is coming back — and this year, the flamingos are celebrating the university’s 175th anniversary! Starting at 5 p.m. on October 5, Badgers and friends around the world will fill Bascom Hill with pink lawn flamingos in honor of one of UW–Madison’s most beloved student pranks. As one of …

Annual Creative Writing Contest Winners Announced

Every year the Program in Creative Writing awards up to $15,000 to undergraduates and graduate students at various stages in their studies. Here are the 2023 award winners! Charles M. Hart Writers of Promise Awards Judged by Jackie Chalghin, Nitya Gupta, RE Hawley, Phoebe Kranefuss, Aeron Parks and Robert Bynum 1st place: Hannah DeGuzman 2nd …

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, we recognize the immense harm that hateful speech inflicts and the more subtle but likewise harmful effects of tepid statements …

Elizabeth 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 and peer review process out of almost 2,500 applicants. Successful applicants are appointed on the basis of prior achievement and …

Caroline Hensley wins Graduate Peer Mentor Award

Caroline Hensley has been honored by the College of Letters and Sciences with a Graduate Peer Mentor Award which recognizes her current role as the Career Advisor for the English major. Her advising practice is centered around encouraging interdisciplinary thought and making employment pathways more accessible and equitable. The Graduate Student Peer Mentor Awards recognize …

Erin Polnaszek Boyd honored with L&S Early Career Academic Advising Award

Erin Polnaszek Boyd has been honored with a College of Letters and Sciences Early Career Academic Advising Award for her exemplary performance both in terms of her positive impact on students and through her contributions to the English Department. Hired just as the pandemic was forcing the campus into remote operations and instruction, Erin was …

Professor Ralph Grunewald named a Mellon-Morgridge Professor

Professor Ralph Grunewald has been appointed Mellon-Morgridge Professor in the Humanities for the 2022-23 academic year, leading a constellation course on “Truth and Crime.” Made possible by support from the Mellon Foundation and John P. and Tashia Morgridge and housed in the Constellations humanities program, Mellon-Morgridge Professors teach high-enrollment classes animated by contemporary questions around …