English News Archives

Feb 01, 2023
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Kitta’s Work Reviewed in Journal of American Folklore

Dr. Andrea Kitta's chapter in Advancing Folklorist was recently reviewed in the Journal of American Folklore. "An Epidemic of Meanings," situated in southwestern Pennsylvania, is a deep, deeply personal, unsparingly...

Feb 01, 2023
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Hallberg’s Novel Available on Audible

Christy Hallberg's novel, Searching for Jimmy Page, is available on Amazon and Audible. In addition, Hallberg was a recent guest on the podcast Wild Women Who Write Take Flight to talk...

Jan 25, 2023
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Walker Wins Witness’ Creative Non-Fiction Award

Jessica Walker is the recipient of Witness magazine's 2023 Literary Award in Creative Nonfiction for her essay "In Pursuit." Witness is published by the Black Mountain Institute at the University...

Jan 25, 2023
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Lorraine Hale Hale Music Award Presented in Charlotte

This year’s Lorraine Hale Music Instruction Encouragement Award, which carries a $500 prize, was presented to classical tenor Zachary Taylor at the recent NC Metropolitan Opera district competition in Charlotte. Robinson,...

Jan 23, 2023
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Sudina Publishes in Studies in Second Language Acquisition

Dr. Ekaterina Sudina's methodological synthesis of questionnaires in applied linguistics research has just been published in Studies in Second Language Acquisition. The article concluded, "there are reasons to hope that...

Jan 12, 2023
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Bauer Writes Essay for Nobody’s Home: Modern Southern Folklore

Dr. Margaret Bauer recently published an essay, "Purple Birds" in Nobody’s Home: Modern Southern Folklore. Nobody’s Home: Modern Southern Folklore is an online anthology of nonfiction works about beliefs, myths,...

Jan 12, 2023
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Gueye Receives Helms Fellowship Grant

Dr. Marame Gueye and Maky Madiba Sylla received a $3720 grant (the Helms Fellowship) from Indiana University's Lilly Library to support archival research for their upcoming documentary on Senegalese writer Boubacar Boris...

Jan 11, 2023
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Johnson Appears on “TESOL Talks”

Dr. Mark Johnson and Katie Crook (Carolina TESOL’s publications editor) recently appeared in TESOL International’s Podcast “TESOL Talks” discussing their experience participating in TESOL’s Advocacy and Policy Summit last summer....

Jan 11, 2023
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Glover Publishes Two New Articles

Dr. Brian Glover recently published two new articles — “James Howell’s Familiar Letters, Print, and History” in Early Modern Literary Studies and “The Boswell Papers, Big Game Hunting, and the Mediated Meaning...

Jan 11, 2023
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Hoppenthaler’s Poetry featured in The Southern Poetry Anthology

Professor John Hoppenthaler published new poems in The Southern Poetry Anthology, Volume IX: Virginia, joining Rita Dove, Charles Wright, Claudia Emerson, and many more. The Southern Poetry Anthology highlights poetry by...