English News Archives

Sep 20, 2021
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Kitta Featured in Two Recent Podcasts

Dr. Andrea Kitta was recently featured on two podcasts, both associated with her new book The Kiss of Death: Contagion and Contamination in Folklore: Project Archivist New Books in Folklore...

Sep 20, 2021
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Eble Receives ECU Scholar-Teacher Award

Dr. Michelle Eble was selected as one of the 2019-20 ECU Scholar-Teacher award winners. This university-wide award recognizes outstanding faculty members who integrate scholarship and teaching. Michelle is one of...

Sep 20, 2021
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Bauer Publishes Essay; Elected to Council

Dr. Margaret Bauer just published an essay in the Fall 2019 issue of storySouth. To read the essay, go here. In addition, Dr. Bauer was elected as one of ten new trustees...

Sep 20, 2021
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Johnson Voted President-Elect of NC TESOL

Dr. Mark Johnson has been elected Vice-President/President-Elect of Carolina TESOL, a non-profit organization that seeks to improve the quality of education for learners of the English language throughout North and...

Sep 20, 2021
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Miles Leads GAME P.L.A.Y Event

Gera Miles hosted another successful GAME P.L.A.Y. event. This gathering had over 300 kids and Greenville’s mayor in attendance. Miles said “The English department supports the event through loaned technology...

Sep 20, 2021
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Kirk Nancy Wins Outstanding Research Award

The Ph.D. program in Rhetoric, Writing, and Professional Communication in English at East Carolina University recently announced that Ruby Kirk Nancy is the winner of our 2019 inaugural Ph.D. Outstanding...

Sep 20, 2021
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Banks Chairs NCTE Research Foundation Board

Dr. Will Banks became chair of the NCTE Research Foundation Board of Trustees for two years, effective December 1. As outlined in the NCTE Constitution, the Research Foundation’s goal is...

Sep 20, 2021
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Hoppenthaler Attends Morisson Celebration

John Hoppenthaler will attend the Celebration of the Life of Toni Morrison at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in Manhattan on November 21st. Speakers will include Oprah Winfrey, David...

Sep 20, 2021
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Banks Named ISU Distinguished Graduate Alumni

Dr. William Banks received the Illinois State University Distinguished Graduate Alumni Award this semester. He returned to ISU to accept the award and also guest-lectured in a graduate course, mentored...

Sep 20, 2021
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Gueye Records Senegalese Poem

Dr. Marame Gueye is featured in a reading and translation of a Senegalese poem by Fatou Yely Faye. Fatou Yely Faye is a popular poetess in Senegal who does a...