Pretty much every student has an anecdote about running into their English TA outside of the classroom. It’s like spotting a snow leopard. The elusive Teaching Assistant may appear at the gym, the grocery store, …
Lauren Vander Kamp
The liberal arts form the foundation for the future
“It’s through language that we can begin to share our brokenness and articulate our feelings in a way that will make others feel less alone.” Winner of the 2018 UW-Madison Letters and Science essay contest, …
Dr. Katie Schaag and Students Wrap Up American Plastic
On a misty day in May Dr. Katie Schaag, the 2017-18 Mendota Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow, and the students of English 245 hike up Bascom Hill to reflect on a semester that challenged them to read …
Fighting Discriminatory Financial Policy: Scott Astrada ’06
If undergrad memories are sorted by genre, one that stands out for Scott Astrada (BA ’06) might be a comedy—at least everyone survived. Professor Jacques Lezra summoned Scott to his office about his paper on …
Melanin Speaking: Community in the Flesh
Making Space for Students of Color on Campus Melanin Speaking is no ordinary student publication or campus organization. It’s a phenomenon. Taking campus conversation about race and identity to a new level, Melanin Speaking makes …
Alicia Ostriker Wins UW-English 2018 Distinguished Alumni Award
Poet. Scholar. Teacher. Alicia Ostriker has hit all these marks and more since earning her PhD in English from UW–Madison in 1964. Alicia’s first collection of poems, Songs, was published in 1969. Over the intervening …
Your Guide to English Celebration of Graduates 2018
Please join us for the Department of English Celebration of Graduates Friday, May 11, 2018 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Elvehjem Museum 800 University Avenue (in the Chazen Museum on UW campus) The venue …
English and Business: The BEST of Both Worlds
How can English majors help solve problems in the real world? When alumni Chris Houben (then a senior) signed up for the BEST Challenge, he wasn’t quite sure. “I jumped into the cold water not knowing …
Announcing the Global Black Studies Fundraising Initiative
UW English is kicking off a fundraising initiative to fortify future excellence in teaching and research. The College of Letters and Science has authorized three new faculty positions to form a center of research and …
Discussion Section 101: Why We Talk about Books
The Board of Visitor’s discussion group takes us back to the seminar room. “What is it like to read a book written by a dying person?” Talk about an icebreaker. This question initiated this autumn’s …