English Department Archives

Sep 20, 2021
  • English Department

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...

Sep 20, 2021
  • English Department

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...

Sep 20, 2021
  • English Department

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...

Sep 20, 2021
  • English Department

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...

Sep 20, 2021
  • English Department

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...

Sep 20, 2021
  • English Department

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...

Sep 20, 2021
  • English Department

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...

Sep 20, 2021
  • English Department

Kitta Gives Two Talks on Vaccines

Dr. Andrea Kitta has been sharing her research on vaccines and folklore with audiences far and near: She just returned from the symposium “Addressing the Vaccine Crisis: The Digital World,...

Sep 20, 2021
  • English Department

Herron Guest Lectures at Carleton College

Dr. Thomas Herron recently headed north to present the ECU interdisciplinary website that he directs, Centering Spenser: a digital resource for Kilcolman Castle, to an Irish history class at Carleton...

Sep 20, 2021
  • English Department

Getto Publishes New Book

Dr. Guiseppe Getto’s co-edited collection, Content Strategy in Technical Communication, was just published by Routledge as part of the ATTW Series in Technical and Professional Communication. The book offers a...