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 …
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Writing Rivers, Stuart Deets, and “How to Create a More Beautiful Earth”
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 …
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 …
Mentors Light the Way for English Majors
Emily Klode is an English major who dreams about becoming a lawyer. Pat Brady is a lawyer who majored in English. We asked Pat and Emily to talk about their mentoring relationship, and to reflect …
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 …
Four Must-Reads by Creative Writing Alumni
You’ve seen them on Late Night with Seth Meyers, read about them in The Nation, and perused their work in bookshops nationwide. But did you know that these four writers also spent time with Madison’s creative …
Emerita: A Fond Farewell to Susan Bernstein
Professor Susan Bernstein retired from the UW-English faculty in Spring 2017 after devoting 28 years of service to the department as a teacher, advisor, and administrator. She departed from Madison and headed to Boston University to …