English News Archives

Apr 14, 2023
  • English Department

Mallory Selected for Distinguished Professor for Teaching Award

Dr. Anne Mallory was selected as the 2022-2023 Board of Governors Distinguished Professor for Teaching Award winner. The ECU Faculty Senate Academic Awards Committee writes: "The nominee pool was particularly...

Apr 14, 2023
  • English Department

Ramsey Wins Hallberg Creative Writing Prize

Hannah Ramsey, a Creative Writing Minor and student in John Hoppenthaler's Introduction to Creative Writing class, won the 7th Annual Bill Hallberg Award in Creative Writing for her poem "Say...

Apr 14, 2023
  • English Department

McCullouch Wins Research and Creative Activity Award

PhD student Bess McCullouch won the Research and Creative Activity Week award in the Humanities and Social Sciences category for her podium presentation “Optics of Implication: Rhetorical Performance in Zoom...

Apr 11, 2023
  • English Department

Squint Presents Paper at ASAIL

Dr. Kirstin Squint presented “Tribalography, Water, and Retelling Removal in Joy Harjo’s An American Sunrise” at the Association for the Study of American Indian Literatures (ASAIL) virtual conference. This paper...

Apr 10, 2023
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Hoppenthaler Speaks at Pink Hill Library

John Hoppenthaler spoke about Native/Indigenous poets Joy Harjo and Natalie Diaz and led a generative workshop in Pink Hill on April 19. Mike Parker, a former English Teaching Instructor at...

Apr 05, 2023
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Banks Receives Five-Year Achievement for Excellence in Research and Creativity Award

Dr. Will Banks was selected as one of two recipients of the ECU Five-Year Achievement for Excellence in Research and Creativity Award, one of the most prestigious awards at ECU. This...

Mar 29, 2023
  • English Department

Bauer Wins James R. Talton Jr. Leadership Award

Dr. Margaret Bauer received the 2023 James R. Talton Jr. Leadership Award at the Chancellor's Horizon Awards for Service event held on Tuesday, March 28. The award is given annually to...

Mar 29, 2023
  • English Department

Smith Earns QM Course Certification

Leanne Smith has successfully completed her QM Course Certification for ENGL 1100. Andrew Horne of OFE writes: "Not only did you earn certification on the first round, you earned a...

Mar 29, 2023
  • English Department

Klein and Clark inducted to ECU Servire Society

Drs. Amanda Klein and Erin Clark were inducted to the ECU Servire Society at the Chancellor's Horizon Awards in Service event held on Tuesday, March 28. East Carolina University’s motto is...

Mar 29, 2023
  • English Department

Schupbach Presents on Tolkien at ECU RCAW

Arthur Schupbach, a double major in English and English Education, presented "Tolkien’s Long Defeat and Final Victory: The Christian Triumph of King Théoden in The Lord of the Rings," on...