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English Major Awards 2020
Printable awards ceremony program Writing Prizes Chesler Prize for Excellence in Writing Margaret Johnson “Predators as Family: Animal Representation in Anishinaabe Traditional Stories” “Margaret Johnson’s passion for animals and their uncertain fate in our endangered …
Advice from English Department Alumni to the Class of 2020
Elise and Paul both graduated and entered the job market during a time of economic struggles. They shared words of wisdom to help you navigate the months ahead. “My best career advice would be to …
A Message from the Chair Concerning COVID-19
Dear English majors, This is a stressful time for all of us. There’s a lot of uncertainty about how COVID will impact the university and beyond. You will have read announcements from the Chancellor and …
The liberal arts form the foundation for the future
“It’s through language that we can begin to share our brokenness and articulate our feelings in a way that will make others feel less alone.” Winner of the 2018 UW-Madison Letters and Science essay contest, …
Dr. Katie Schaag and Students Wrap Up American Plastic
On a misty day in May Dr. Katie Schaag, the 2017-18 Mendota Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow, and the students of English 245 hike up Bascom Hill to reflect on a semester that challenged them to read …
Fighting Discriminatory Financial Policy: Scott Astrada ’06
If undergrad memories are sorted by genre, one that stands out for Scott Astrada (BA ’06) might be a comedy—at least everyone survived. Professor Jacques Lezra summoned Scott to his office about his paper on …
Melanin Speaking: Community in the Flesh
Making Space for Students of Color on Campus Melanin Speaking is no ordinary student publication or campus organization. It’s a phenomenon. Taking campus conversation about race and identity to a new level, Melanin Speaking makes …
English Majors Awards Ceremony
On April 29th, family, friends, faculty, and other members of the English department community celebrated the achievements of our wonderful undergraduate students. Highlights included numerous awards for student writing on topics ranging from the Modernist …
Alicia Ostriker Wins UW-English 2018 Distinguished Alumni Award
Poet. Scholar. Teacher. Alicia Ostriker has hit all these marks and more since earning her PhD in English from UW–Madison in 1964. Alicia’s first collection of poems, Songs, was published in 1969. Over the intervening …