English News Archives

Sep 20, 2021
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Joyner Library Features Five English Professors

Joyner Library has recognized five English faculty members—Guiseppe Getto, Jeffrey Johnson, Andrea Kitta, Kirstin Squint, and Liza Wieland—among its 2020-21 Faculty Authors. This year, Joyner celebrated a total of 40...

Sep 20, 2021
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Gueye Speaks on Senegalese Women and Unrest

Dr. Marame Gueye gave a talk, “Fleecing Senegalese Women: The Normalization of Female Suffering Through Language and Religion, and Who Should Lead the Fight for Gender Equity in Africa,” as...

Sep 20, 2021
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Byrd Publishes Article in Politics and Religion

Current Rhetoric, Writing, and Professional Communication PhD student Gordon Byrd published an article, “Why do Evangelicals Support Israel?” in the March 2021 issue of the journal Politics and Religion. Byrd’s...

Sep 20, 2021
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Cariño Wins Alice James Award

Alum Ina Cariño (BA English and Creative Writing Minor, ’16) has won the 2021 Alice James Award for their manuscript, FEAST. Cariño’s book of poetry will be published by Alice...

Sep 20, 2021
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Wieland Publishes Two Stories in After the Pause

Dr. Liza Wieland published a double story feature in the Spring 2021 issue of After the Pause. After the Pause is a quarterly experimental online literary journal, based in Indianapolis. The...

Sep 20, 2021
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Department’s Diversity Lauded in ECU Article

ECU English was featured in a University News story on the department’s commitment to inclusivity and diversity. The story details how four ENGL alumnae (Drs. Cecilia Shelton, Temptaous McKoy, Kimberly C....

Sep 20, 2021
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Shelton Wins Dissertation Award

ECU English alumna Cecilia Shelton (PhD RWPC 2019), now an assistant professor at the University of Maryland, has been selected as the recipient of the 2021 Conference on College Composition...

Sep 20, 2021
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Hatcher to Join Univ. of Scranton Faculty

Rhetoric, Writing, and Professional Communication PhD student Alicia Hatcher has accepted an offer to join the faculty of the University of Scranton as a tenure-track assistant professor. Hatcher will be...

Sep 20, 2021
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Banks Receives Stonewall Award

Dr. Will Banks received the 2021 Stonewall Service Award for the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC). This award recognizes members of CCCC/NCTE who have consistently worked to improve...

Sep 20, 2021
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Bauer Publishes Article in The Dead Mule School

Dr. Margaret Bauer’s creative nonfiction essay “When a Cajun Calls: Louisiana Priorities, circa 2002” was just published in the February 2021 issue of The Dead Mule School of Southern Literature....