English News Archives

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...

Sep 22, 2022

Banville Selected as Fearing Doctoral Award Winner

Morgan Banville is the winner of the 2022 Fearing Award for doctoral student. Morgan is an ABD, 4th-year doctoral student who intends to complete her dissertation this coming spring. The...

Sep 21, 2022
  • English Department

Kain and Feder Featured on WITN

Drs. Donna Kain and Helena Feder were featured on WITN as they discussed the subject of banned books. Joyner Library featured Banned Books from September 18-24. During the interview, Kain...