Category: News

Introducing ELLPL: Advancing Psycholinguistic Research at UW-Madison

Explore how our Psycholinguistics Lab advances research on bilingual language processing using experimental methods. Led by Professor Juliet Huynh, it’s pioneering inclusive, cutting-edge research.

SLAB at UW-Madison: Pioneering Research in Second Language Acquisition

Read how our Second Language Acquisition Lab uses formal and psycholinguistic methods to study how grammar and meaning are acquired in second and third languages. Led by Professor Cho, it provides hands-on, collaborative linguistic research.

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!  In celebration of your achievements, we created a slideshow, which you can find at the following link: https://youtu.be/3ZGSh3nBPtU    

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, in The Adroit Journal. In concluding the review, Abbas writes: I want to say to them: ‘Sheesh. Your language humbles …

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. He highlighted how humanities programs offer training in clear and organized writing, persuasive interpretation, and coalition-building that allows “fun work” …

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 project on humor and the development of the black middle class in the 1890s and 1900s. Congratulations, Amadi!  

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 …