Trethewey Returns to ECU on October 24
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, acclaimed memoirist and essayist, and two-term Poet Laureate of the United States, Natasha Trethewey, will return to ECU on October 24th. The event will be held in...
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Hoppenthaler Assists River District
John Hoppenthaler was a featured reader at the Writer's Association of Northern Appalachia online reading to raise money for Asheville's hard-hit River District. The portal for contributions will remain open until...
Clark and Bikmohammadi Named #PITUN Grantees
Dr. Erin Clark, Rhetoric, Writing, and Professional Communication doctoral student Mina Bikmohammadi, and Dr. Ryan Cheek (Missouri S&T) were named #PITUN #NetworkChallenge24 grantees. The group will convene scholars, students, and...
Brantley Selected as Jordan Chair of Southern Literature
ECU alumni Michael K. Brantley has been selected as the distinguished Elizabeth H. Jordan Endowed Chair of Southern Literature at Barton College. Brantley’s new appointment was effective at the beginning...
Glover and Hoppenthaler Receive Research Reassignment Award
Dr. Brian Glover and Professor John Hoppenthaler received the ECU research reassignment award for Spring 2025 The Research and Creative Activities Committee and the Office of Research, Economic Development and...
Tuck Wins AWP’s James Alan McPherson prize
Dean Marshall Tuck's novel Twinless Twin was selected as the recipient of the James Alan McPherson prize for the novel by the Association of Writers and Writing Programs. The AWP recently...
Kitta Gives Byokin Lecture at LOC
Dr. Andrea Kitta gave one of the Botkin Lectures at the Library of Congress. In this lecture, "Conspiracy Theories, Folklore, and Belief," Kitta discussed some definitions of conspiracy theories and...
Blackmon Wins CPTSC Graduate Student Research Award
Codi Renee Blackmon is one of the winners of the second annual CPTSC Graduate Student Research Award. The committee selected three winners from an excellent pool of applications. Codi Renee's...
Gueye Featured in THCAS and World Literature Today
A news article about Marame Gueye's work and upcoming Fulbright stay Gueye receives Fulbright to teach, research the politics of feminism, wifehood has been published on the Harriot College website. Also,...
Feder Publishes Article and Poem
Dr. Helena Feder has published an article in Green Letters titled "Desexualisation of the Species or Frankenstein and Possibility of an Island." In the article, Feder writes, "Shelley imagined the creation...