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...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...