English News Archives

May 13, 2024
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Herron Completes Work on Castle to Classrooms

Dr. Thomas Herron, Doug Barnum (ITCS), Laurie Godwin (ITCS), and colleagues from outside ECU have completed their prototype teaching modules for the Castle to Classrooms project. Made possible by a...

May 13, 2024
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Froula Speaks About “Tayor’s Version” Class

Dr. Anna Froula recently conducted two interviews promoting her fall class — ENGL 1500 Taylor's Version. WITN Interview WNCT Interview The class' description states, "Using Taylor Swift’s career as a...

May 13, 2024
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Flora Thomas Pens “Killing the Rabbit”

Amber Flora Thomas's essay, "Killing the Rabbit," was published in Orion Magazine. In the piece, Flora Thomas writes, "Over the decades, as though possessed, I continued to write poems about...

May 13, 2024
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Shields Publishes Book on the Lost Colony

Retired Professor Dr. Tom Shields and Charlie Ewen's book Becoming the Lost Colony: The History, Lore and Popular Culture of the Roanoke Mystery is now out from McFarland Books. Shields...

May 13, 2024
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Gueye Appears on “Our Voices”

Dr. Marame Gueye was recently a guest on Voice of America's "Our Voices," a TV show broadcast in several African countries. She was invited to speak about the impact of...

Apr 24, 2024
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Squint Wins 2024 Scholar-Teacher Award

Dr. Kirstin Squint received the 2024 Scholar-Teacher Award at the University Teaching Awards Celebration held on April 22. The award is given in recognition of faculty who effectively integrate research...

Apr 24, 2024
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Hoppenthaler Participates in New Poetry Trail

John Hoppenthaler and other creative writers read to celebrate the new Lake Johnson Park Interpretive Poetry Trail in Raleigh on Sunday, 4/21/24. The interpretive poetry trail will feature the work...

Apr 18, 2024
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Hallberg Featured on WordPlay

Christy Hallberg was featured on WordPlay on 103.3 Asheville.fm on April 14. Hosted by Lockie Hunter and Jeff Davis, the show delved into Hallberg's novel, Searching for Jimmy Page, and...

Apr 16, 2024
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Gueye Translates Two Articles

Dr. Marame Gueye completed the French translations of two articles "La Gambie pourrait autoriser à nouveau les mutilations génitales féminines : un nouveau signe d'une tendance mondiale à l'érosion des...

Apr 16, 2024
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Kitta Serves on Board

Dr. Andrea Kitta served on the scientific advisory board for Vaccine Hesitancy in the Nordic Countries and was thanked in the preface. This was part of her trip to Lund,...