English News Archives

Oct 19, 2022
  • English Department

NCLR Publishes Web Site Redesign

The North Carolina Literary Review unveiled its new web design. Dr. Margaret Bauer oversaw the project. The Charles Frazier Family’s Cold Mountain Fund at the Community Foundation of WNC provided...

Oct 19, 2022
  • English Department

Kitta Named Fellow of AFS

Dr. Andrea Kitta was just named a Fellow of the American Folklore Society, which is “an honorary body of folklorists, whose election to the Fellows signifies their outstanding contributions to...

Oct 19, 2022
  • English Department

Gueye Featured in Senegal Media

Dr. Marame Gueye gave an interview (in French) on sexual assault for Seneweb, the major Senegalese online newspaper. The interview was read by over 3500 people. If readers use Google...

Oct 12, 2022
  • English Department

Feder’s Interview Appears in The Writer’s Chronicle

Dr. Helena Feder just published an article entitled "Cathleen Schine & the Comic Tradition: An Interview" in the new issue of The Writer's Chronicle. In the interview, Feder and Schine "touch...

Oct 06, 2022
  • English Department

Modi Wins 2022 Paul Farr Essay Award

Senior EC Scholar Vedika Modi won the 2022 Paul Farr Essay Award contest in the ECU English Department. The contest was established by Paul, a former faculty member of the...

Oct 01, 2022
  • English Department

Alexander Awarded 2022 ARSTM Article of the Year

Jamal-Jared Alexander (M.A. 2017)  and Avery C. Edenfield's article, "Health and Wellness as Resistance: Tactical Folk Medicine," published in Technical Communication Quarterly was awarded the 2022 ARSTM Article of the...

Oct 01, 2022
  • English Department

Feder and Gueye Receive Reassignment Awards

Drs. Helena Feder and Marame Gueye received the Faculty Support and Reassignment Award (which comes with one-course release) for Spring 2023. Sponsored and administered by the Division of Research, Economic...

Oct 01, 2022
  • English Department

Squint Receives Research Award

Dr. Kirsten Squint is the2021-2022 Department Research Award. During the award period, she published two book-length projects, Conversations with LeAnne Howe and Swamp Souths: Literary and Cultural Ecologies, as well...

Oct 01, 2022
  • English Department

Bauer and Sisk Win Service Awards

Dr. Margaret Bauer and Jennifer Sisk were awarded the 2021-2022 Department Service Award. During her 25th year as editor, Bauer supervised the revision of the website for the award-winning magazine, the North Carolina...

Sep 22, 2022
  • English Department

Myers Wins Fearing MA Award

Mary Myers is the 2022 Fearing GTA MA award winner. Mary graduated in Spring 2022 with a degree in English Studies and has been teaching at Craven Community College since August of...