Ron Kuka (Creative Writing Program Coordinator) was chosen as one of the recipients of the 2024-25 Judith S. Craig Distinguished Service Award, recognizing individuals who have demonstrated outstanding service to the College or University throughout …
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English Department Excels at AAAL 2025 Conference
The 2025 American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) conference took place from March 22–25 at the Sheraton Denver Downtown in Denver, Colorado. With the theme Relational Accountability, the conference focused on how researchers can consider …
Celebrating UW-Madison English Department Student Contributions at WiGL 19
The Linguistics Student Organization (LSO) successfully hosted the 19th Workshop in General Linguistics (WiGL 19) from March 14–16.The conference featured thirty presentations and posters from students at UW-Madison and institutions around the world, creating a …
Introducing ELLPL: Advancing Psycholinguistic Research at UW-Madison
The UW-Madison English Department is excited to introduce the English Language and Linguistics Psycholinguistics Lab, or ELLPL. This lab is dedicated to exploring the intricacies of language processing using behavioral methods such as online tasks …
SLAB at UW-Madison: Pioneering Research in Second Language Acquisition
The UW-Madison English Department proudly presents the Second Language Acquisition Lab, fondly known as SLAB. The SLAB delves into the cognitive mechanisms behind second language acquisition through formal linguistic and psycholinguistic approaches, with a special …
Congratulations to Our Graduates of Fall 2024!
Many congratulations on your tremendous achievements, graduates of Fall 2024! We are all excited about your next endeavor and looking forward to hearing from you as you venture into a new chapter of your life! …
Creative Writing Undergrad, Diya Abbas, Pens Review of Danez Smith’s BLUFF
In a beautiful, rich display of cross-generational engagement, Diya Abbas (Creative Writing major and First-Wave student) recently published a review of Danez Smith’s (Creative Writing and First-Wave alum) newest poetry collection from Graywolf Press, BLUFF, …
UW-Madison English Alum Heads Independent Publishing Company
A New Chapter: Meet Michael Braun, Owner and Editor-in-Chief at Orange Hat Publishing by: Caroline Hensley In February 2024, three-time UW-Madison alumnus Michael T. Braun filled out an alumni spotlight survey for the English department. …
Professor Amadi Ozier, Scholar-in-Residence for the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Amadi Ozier has been awarded a 2024-25 Schomburg Fellowship through the Scholars-in-Residence Program at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture of the New York Public Library to conduct archival research for Ozier’s book …
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 …