Category Archives: English Department News

Alexander Hosts Celebration of Frankenstein

To celebrate the 200th anniversary of the publication of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Danny Alexander, professor of English, will give a presentation and host discussions on the novel on Oct. 24, 2018 at Our Daily Nada bookstore, 304 Delaware Street, Kansas City, … Continue reading

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Fitzpatrick presents at TYCA Midwest

Maureen Fitzpatrick, professor of English, presented “The Edge of Future Literacies” at the 2018 TYCA Midwest Conference, Oct. 11-13, in Indianapolis. Fitzpatrick’s interactive presentation focused on different definitions and categories of literacy, including digital literacy, universal literacy, creative literacy, and … Continue reading

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Ferguson Receives Inspiration Grant

In August, Susan Ferguson, adjunct assistant professor of English, received an Inspiration Grant from the Kansas City Regional Arts Council for her fiber art to help prepare for an exhibit of her tapestry weaving at the Leedy-Voulkos Arts Center, 2012 … Continue reading

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The Great American Read Voting

Voting is now underway at JCCC for the best-loved book as part of The Great American Read, a fall series on PBS that is focused on America’s 100 “most-loved” novels. Students, faculty, and staff can review the list of 100 books … Continue reading

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Common Read Special Speaker

Josh Neufeld, illustrator for this year’s Common Read book, The Influencing Machine, will visit campus on Thursday, Oct. 4.    He will speak at 11 am in the Polsky Theater and autograph books afterward.  From 1:45 to 3 pm, he will … Continue reading

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