The English Department condemns the anti-Black slurs and threats made on social media by a UW student this week
The English Department condemns the anti-Black slurs and threats made on social media by a UW student this week. As members of a department dedicated to learning about and engaging with the power of language, …
May 4, 2023Elizabeth B. Bearden chosen as 2023 Guggenheim Fellow
Professor Elizabeth B. Bearden has been selected as a 2023 Guggenheim Fellow in Early Modern Studies. She joins 171 other scholars, scientists, writers, and artists from around the country, all chosen by a rigorous application …
April 11, 2023Susan Stanford Friedman, 1943-2023
Susan Stanford Friedman, Virginia Woolf Professor Emerita of English and Women’s Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, died February 26th at her home in Madison at age 79. Professor Friedman was a trailblazing scholar in …
March 3, 2023Professor Russ Castronovo and Professor Caroline Gottschalk Druschke awarded National Endowment for Humanities fellowships
Congratulations to Professor Russ Castronovo and Professor Caroline Gottschalk Druschke on their funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities! Professor Castronovo received a fellowship for his project “American Insecurity and the Origins of Vulnerability.” …
January 24, 2023Professor Mark Vareschi wins William H. Kiekhofer Teaching Award
Professor Mark Vareschi has been awarded a Distinguished Teaching Award. The William H. Kiekhofer Teaching Award honors an assistant or associate professor in the College of Letters & Science. Congratulations Professor Vareschi!
January 24, 2023Professor Theresa Delgadillo awarded Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professorship
Professor Theresa Delgadillo has been awarded a Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professorship. This award provides generous research funding and is among the most prestigious awards granted by the university. Congratulations Professor Delgadillo!
December 1, 2022Spring Sherrod wins a 2022-2023 Outstanding Women of Color award
Department manager Spring Sherrod is the recipient of an Outstanding Women of Color award. The annual Outstanding Women of Color Awards acknowledge and honor women of color among UW–Madison’s faculty, staff, students, and those in …
November 15, 2022Professors Jacee Cho and Sunny Yudkoff honored at L&S Tenure Program
Professor Jacee Cho and Professor Sunny Yudkoff were awarded tenure last year and were honored at the College of Letters and Science’s 2022 tenure program this November. Click their names to read brief testaments to …
November 7, 2022Professor Amadi Ozier wins NYC Narrative Power Network for Health Equity and Racial Justice Project Grant
Professor Amadi Ozier has won a $20,000 project grant called the NYC Narrative Power Network for Health Equity and Racial Justice Project Grant to support hosting three peer-education community events centered on health and racial equity for her …
October 31, 2022Professor Christa Olson receives book award
Congratulations to Professor Christa Olson, new chair of the English Department, whose recent book, American Magnitude, received the 2022 Marie Hochmuth Nichols Award from the Public Address division of the National Communication Association!
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