Montgomery Receives NEA Grant for Big Read
Dr. Marianne Montgomery received a National Endowment for the Arts Big Read grant of $20,000 to support a community read of U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo’s An American Sunrise in...
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Cariño Wins Poetry Prize
Alum Ina Cariño (BA English and Creative Writing Minor, ’16) has won one of four of the Joan Leiman Jacobson Poetry Prizes from the 92nd Street Y. As a winner,...
Bauer Publishes Poetry in Chautauqua
Dr. Margaret Bauer published two poems in the latest issue of Chautauqua, featuring Water: “At Loose Ends” and “I miss you when the river turns peach.” Chautauqua publishes writing that speaks...
Hatcher Featured in ECU’s The Hook
PhD student Alicia Hatcher was featured in an interview in The Hook, ECU’s student interest magazine. In the interview, she reflects on her dual roles as student and instructor. “My...
Sisk Named as Finalist for Teaching Award
Jennifer Sisk, Senior Teaching Instructor, was a finalist for the Global Partners in Education Rosina Chia Teacher of Excellence Award for her work with Global Understanding classes. Global Partners in...
Hallberg Interviewed on SLR Podcast
Allen Mendenhall recently conducted a video interview with Christy Hallberg for Southern Literary Review about her forthcoming novel from Livingston Press, Searching for Jimmy Page. Southern Literary Review celebrates southern...
Moore Earns Fellowship from ECU Equity and Diversity
Eddie Moore received an Interinstitutional Scholars for Diversity and Equity fellowship through the Office for Equity and Diversity. Professor Moore’s research focuses on intersections between African American literature and masculinity...
Herron Co-Edits Collection of Essays
Dr. Tom Herron’s co-edited collection of essays, John Derricke’s The Image of Irelande: with a Discoverie of Woodkarne: Essays on text and context, was recently published by Manchester University Press....
Bauer and Hoppenthaler Garner Reassignment Awards
Dr. Margaret Bauer and John Hoppenthaler both received Harriot College of Arts and Sciences Reassignment Awards for 2021-22. These one-course reassignments support faculty scholarship. Bauer will be charting new directions...
Klindworth Receives ECU Staff Award
Rich Klindworth, Jr. (MA-English Studies, 2019; Certificate in Professional Communication, 2018) received the inaugural ECU Outstanding Staff award for the Chancellor’s division. Kilndworth is a Public Communication specialist with ECU...