Monthly Archives: January 2018

Beth Gulley Visits Pakistan

Posted on 01/25/2018 by jmcward

Beth Gulley, professor of English, traveled to Pakistan the week before the spring semester began.  While in there, she gave the keynote speech at The Conference on the Concept of the Community College in Pakistan.  Her speech was titled “Developmental Education, … Continue reading →

Posted in English Department News, Publications | Comments Off on Beth Gulley Visits Pakistan

Matthew Schmeer’s Recent Poetry Publications

Posted on 01/25/2018 by jmcward

Matthew Schmeer, professor of English, has recently published the following poems: “this morning the chill” appeared in The Gyroscope Revew 18.1 (http://www.gyroscopereview.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/WINTER-2018-FINAL-ISSUE-PDF-FOR-SITE.pdf) “Me & Alfred Roanoke, #21” appeared in The St. Louis Review (https://thestlouisreview.com/2018/01/02/me-alfred-roanoke-21-a-poem-by-matthew-w-schmeer/) “Dear Carol” appeared in Poetry South … Continue reading →

Posted in English Department News, Publications | Comments Off on Matthew Schmeer’s Recent Poetry Publications

David Cantwell reviews Bastard Out of Carolina for New Yorker

Posted on 01/22/2018 by jmcward

In November, David Cantwell published an essay on Dorothy Allison’s Bastard Out of Carolina, as part of the New Yorker‘s Second Read Series.  Cantwell’s essay, titled “An Essential Novel About Poverty, Bigotry, and Sexual Abuse, Twenty-Five Years Later,” considers the major themes of … Continue reading →

Posted in English Department News, Publications, Uncategorized | Comments Off on David Cantwell reviews Bastard Out of Carolina for New Yorker

Dan Murtaugh’s recent publication: Good Night, Beloved Comrade

Posted on 01/22/2018 by jmcward

In February, 2017, The University of Wisconsin Press published Good Night Comrade: The Letters of Denton Welch to Eric Oliver, edited by Dan Murtaugh, adjunct professor of English.   Here is some information that Dan provided about the subject of his … Continue reading →

Posted in English Department News, Publications | Comments Off on Dan Murtaugh’s recent publication: Good Night, Beloved Comrade

First Friday English Department Discussions

Posted on 01/18/2018 by jmcward

During the departmental meetings last week, I mentioned that we’re going to start offering once-a-month sessions on a variety of topics related to technology, our classes, discipline, etc. I am happy to announce that we have a slate of four … Continue reading →

Posted in English Department News | Comments Off on First Friday English Department Discussions