Category Archives: English Department News

Gulley’s Talk at the Kansas Author’s Club

Beth Gulley, professor of English, was scheduled to give a presentation at the Kansas Author’s Club in March, but the event was cancelled because of Covid-19.  However, in place of her in-person presentation, she was invited to record a video, … Continue reading

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Bell Publishes Essay in The Sun Magazine

Sam Bell, associate professor of English, recently published an essay titled “The Empty Set” in the April 2020 issue of The Sun Magazine.  For more than forty years The Sun has published “some of the most radically intimate and socially conscious writing.”  The … Continue reading

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Reynolds and Werkmeister Win JCCC Publication Award

English Professors Tom Reynolds and Steve Werkmeister were each awarded the JCCC Publication Award this year.  Reynolds won the award for his recent book of poems titled Home Field, a full-length poetry collection published by Woodley Memorial Press that is focused … Continue reading

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Hogan Wins Assessment Award

For her work on managing department assessment for composition and literature courses, Monica Hogan, Professor of English, was recently awarded the Excellence in Outcomes Assessment Award from the Office of Assessment, Evaluation, and Institutional Outcomes.  In commenting upon the award, … Continue reading

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Cantwell’s Recent New Yorker Essay

David Cantwell, adjunct professor of English, recently published a piece on country singer Brandy Clark for The New Yorker online. Cantwell’s essay, published on March 6, 2020, reviews several of singer Brandy Clark’s songs.  Cantwell hopes that Clark’s most recent … Continue reading

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