English News Archives

Sep 20, 2021
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Shelton Joins Faculty at University of Maryland

Rhetoric, Writing, and Professional Communication PhD alumna Cecilia Shelton will be joining the faculty of the University of Maryland, College Park, as a tenure-track Assistant Professor of English this fall....

Sep 20, 2021
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Kitta’s Book Wins McConnell Award

Dr. Andrea Kitta’s book The Kiss of Death: Contagion, Contamination, and Folklore (Utah State UP, 2019) has been named the winner of the 2020 Brian McConnell Book Award, which is...

Sep 20, 2021
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Feder Authors Two New Articles

Dr. Helena Feder added two new journal articles to her curriculum vitae. “‘Dover Beach’ and the Uncertain Afterlife of Victorian Environments” was published in Green Letters: Studies in Ecocriticism on September 2nd....

Sep 20, 2021
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Joseph Campbell (1964-2020)

The Department of English mourns the passing of our colleague, Joe Campbell. Joe will be much missed in our department, at Pitt Community College, and in the community. After earning...

Sep 20, 2021
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Eble Publishes Chapter

Dr. Michelle Eble’s chapter “Turning Toward Social Justice Approaches to Technical and Professional Communication” was just published in Talking Back: Senior Scholars and Their Colleagues Deliberate the Past, Present, and...

Sep 20, 2021
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Caswell Featured in AALHE’s Intersection

Dr. Nikki Caswell’s article “What’s Beneath the Demographics? Writing Center Usage and Inequality” was published in the journal Intersection by the Association for the Assessment of Learning in Higher Education. In...

Sep 20, 2021
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Hackett Wins THCAS Teaching Award

Timm Hackett was named a recipient of the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences Fixed Term Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award for 2019-20. Established last year, this award recognizes...

Sep 20, 2021
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Klein Wins Board of Governors Award

Dr. Amanda Klein is one of the winners of the 2019-2020 ECU Board of Governors Distinguished Professor for Teaching Award for her excellent teaching in Film Studies. The award recognizes...

Sep 20, 2021
  • English Department

Henze Wins 2019-2020 Max Ray Joyner Award

Dr. Brent Henze was announced as the winner of ECU’s 2019-20 Max Ray Joyner Award for Excellence in Teaching through Distance Education in recognition of his teaching, advising, and mentoring...

Sep 20, 2021
  • English Department

Herron Updates Centering Spenser

Dr. Tom Herron and Laurie Godwin (ITCS), with the help of Doug Barnum (ECU VR Lab) and English grad students Sarah Parrish and David Buchanan, finished a year-long remodel of...