Category: Power of Alumni Giving

I am deeply grateful to English alum Dr. Erling A. Anderson, who funded two named professorships in honor of his parents, Charles Q. Anderson and Enid H. Anderson. A medical researcher and faculty member at the University of Iowa, Dr. Anderson always valued — and often spoke about — the importance of his liberal arts …

During the Winter of 2021, I received a generous gift of funds from the Department of English, which were intended to help me complete the final revision of my second book manuscript, Queer Forms. I used these funds to organize a second book forum, which included esteemed colleagues in the fields of women’s, gender and …