English News Archives

Apr 16, 2024
  • English Department

Kitta Serves on Board

Dr. Andrea Kitta served on the scientific advisory board for Vaccine Hesitancy in the Nordic Countries and was thanked in the preface. This was part of her trip to Lund,...

Apr 12, 2024
  • English Department

Cory Defends Dissertation at UNCG

ECU Creative Writing grad Jessica Cory defended her PhD dissertation at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where she specialized in Native American, African American, and environmental literatures. Cory...

Apr 09, 2024
  • English Department

Bauer Wins Eminent Trendsetter Award

Dr. Margaret Bauer won REDE's 2024 Eminent Trendsetter Award last week at the ECU research awards ceremony. In 2022, recognizing the importance of highlighting faculty who are highly effective in...

Apr 09, 2024
  • English Department

Kain and Sisk Honored at ECU Service Awards Ceremony

Dr. Donna Kain and Jennifer Sisk were celebrated at the ECU Service Awards Ceremony on Monday, April 8, in the Main Student Center Ballrooms. In addition, Andrea Kitta and Amanda...

Apr 01, 2024
  • English Department

Gueye Appears on “Our Voices”

Dr. Marame Gueye was recently a guest on Voice of America's "Our Voices," a TV show broadcast in several African countries. She was invited to speak about the impact of...

Mar 29, 2024
  • English Department

Singletary, Gagné, and Morse Present at UA Conference

PhD students, Zac Singletary (fourth year) and Gagne’ (second year), and Director of Writing Foundations, Tracy Ann Morse, presented last week at the Conference on Writing and Well-Being at the...

Mar 29, 2024
  • English Department

Klindworth Defends Dissertation

Rich Klindworth, Jr. (MA-English Studies, 2019; Certificate in Professional Communication, 2018) defended his dissertation in ECU’s doctoral program in Educational Leadership and Administration, supervised by Dr. Crystal Chambers. Klindworth is...

Mar 28, 2024
  • English Department

Miller Named President of MCC

Dr. Tabitha Miller, who received her PhD in Rhetoric, Writing, and Professional Communication from our department in 2014, has just been named as the next President of Martin Community College....

Mar 28, 2024
  • English Department

Squint Presents at Appalachian Studies Conference

Dr. Kirstin Squint presented her paper, “Gadugi and Duyvtka: Cherokee Values in Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle’s Even As We Breathe” at the 47th annual Appalachian Studies Conference held at Western Carolina University...

Mar 28, 2024
  • English Department

Hoppenthaler Featured on Verse Daily

John Hoppenthaler, poetry has been featured on Verse Daily. "Nocturne" is from Hoppenthaler's latest book, Night Wing Over Metropolitan. Verse Daily, a quality online web anthology of poetry. A poem...