Written by Kaydian Campbell: English graduate student Kaydian Campbell offers her reflections on the First Folio exhibit. From Nov-Dec 2016, the Chazen Museum of Art hosted “the book that gave us Shakespeare,” or the First Folio, as part of the folio’s 50-state tour, giving our campus and the community a chance to engage with this most significant relic of literary history.
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English Department Scholarship and Writing Prize Winners 2016
Written by Lauren Hawley: Congratulations to the recipients of the 2016 English Department Scholarships and Writing Prizes!
English Department Commencement Speeches Spring 2016
Written by Sarah Dimick: On Friday, May 13th, the English Department held its annual commencement ceremony. Read on for transcripts of speeches from this ceremony.
DeShawn McKinney Wins the National Truman Scholarship
Written by Sarah Dimick: Our undergraduate advisor, Dr. Karen Redfield, reached out to DeShawn McKinney (who is currently studying abroad in Japan) and asked him to reflect on winning the Truman Scholarship
NC Poet Laureate Selected to Receive Distinguished Alumni Award
Written by Vanessa Lauber: The English Department’s Board of Visitors is please to announce that it has selected Shelby Stephenson (’74), Poet Laureate of North Carolina, as the recipient of its 2015 Distinguished Alumni Award. Stephenson will be honored at an annual ceremony for students and their families, to be held in May.
Learning to Advocate: An Interview with Attorney Robert Barnett
Written by Vanessa Lauber: Attorney Robert Barnett (’68), a partner at the DC law firm Williams and Connelly, has represented major corporations before almost every executive department and administrative agency in Washington. He is also one of the premier authors’ representatives in the world, with clients such as Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill and Hillary Clinton, Tim Russert, Mary Higgins Clark, Khaled Hosseini and many others. But his work with books extends back to his years at Wisconsin, and he took the time to talk with us recently about the value of a UW education.
Exercising Your Brain: A Conversation in Two Parts with Wren Singer, Director of Undergraduate Advising
Written by Nathan Jandl: Wren Singer recently sat down to talk about both her time as an English major at UW-Madison and her current work here as Director of Undergraduate Advising. See what she had to say about the role of a trusted adviser and the value of a major that challenges you.
English Majors Reception and Awards Ceremony, May 4
Written by Emily Madsen: The Department held its annual English Majors Reception and Awards Ceremony on May 4, 2014. Here is a list of the winners!
Graduating Seniors Reception, May 16th
Written by Karen Knipschild: Join the Department May 16, 2014, as it celebrates its graduating seniors. 3-5:30 p.m. at the Lowell Inn and Conference Center, 610 Langdon Street.
Memories of Helen C. White
Written by Emily Madsen: The feature from our spring edition of Annotations that received the largest number of responses by far was the piece on Helen C. White. Many alumni wrote in to tell us about their wonderful interactions with Professor White, and to recount memories of her influence in the Department. We’ve excerpted some of them here.