Klein’s Class Screens Cult Classic
Dr. Amanada Klein's class FILM 4980/ENGL5330 recently screened The Room, a cult classic, where attendees received a prop bag, including items to toss at the screen (rose petals, spoons, footballs),...
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Feder Publishes Essay
Dr. Helena Feder has published the essay "French Food for the 'New Woman'" in the North American Review. Founded in Boston in 1815, the North American Review is the oldest...
Faculty Recognized at Book Awards
Current ENGL faculty Dr. Will Banks, Dr. Nikki Caswell, Dr. Erin Clark, and John Hoppenthaler (along with Associate Professor Emeritus Dr. Tom Shields) were recognized at the Faculty Author Book...
Hoppenthaler Receives United Arts Council Grant
John Hoppenthaler has received a 2025 Artist Support Grant from the United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County. It will help subsidize a residency fellowship this summer. Artist Support Grants...
Hoppenthaler Chairs Panel on Poetics of Gerontology
John Hoppenthaler recently chaired and was a presenter on a panel, "Elder Care: Toward a Poetics of Gerontology," at the South Atlantic Modern Language Association (SAMLA) Annual Conference in Jacksonville,...
Herron’s Work Featured on Great Castles of Europe
The 3D digital recreation of Edmund Spenser's Kilcolman Castle, built at ECU for Dr. Thomas Herron's Centering Spenser website, features prominently in the 22nd episode of Great Castles of Europe...
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...
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...
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...