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Tuesday, November 26, 2013

A Fresh Collaboration with Wits Radio

American Public Media's wildly successful nationally syndicated comedy and music variety show Wits is produced by alumna Larissa Anderson, who turned to her alma mater to create an exclusive internship program.

Monday, November 25, 2013

What We're Reading: Andrew Scheil

Associate Professor Andrew Scheil is working on a book about images of Babylon from ancient to contemporary times. Scheil's current reading encompasses that same breadth: from Aeschylus to Neil Gaiman, Beowulf to A Princess of Mars.

Friday, November 22, 2013

English Students Rise to Challenges

Son of a Seattle longshoreman, Sam Anderson will be the first in his family to earn a bachelor's degree. Alysha Bohanon has been dealing with chronic pain for six years. Both are students recognized by the Beverly Atkinson Scholarship for Outstanding Non-Traditional English Majors. This year's English fundraising efforts are focusing on four important funds, one each for the undergraduate, MFA, and PhD programs, as well as the literary magazine produced by our graduate students, dislocate. We profile the funds over the next two issues of e-Quarterly.

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

New Pages

'Tis the season for a book, an armchair, and a place by the radiator. Looking for some recommended reading? Check out this annotated list of new publications from English faculty, alumni, and even students, including a blizzard of poetry and a couple intriguingly open-ended explorations from retired faculty.