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This Week in English | March 27 – April 4

Snow is melting, spring is coming, and break is over! Please read on for an update on the English Department’s doings: Faculty meeting Scheduled for this Wednesday at 2:10 pm in the Writing Center. Morgan Talty published “What makes me happy now: dimples” a work of short creative-nonfiction[1]  in the Guardian to honor the birth of his[2]  and his wife Jorden[3] ’s first son, […]

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This Week in English | March 1 – 23

March has come in like a white, fluffy, brilliant lion! We are all in the middle of the last push before spring break, and people are traveling for conferences. Many graduate students and faculty presented at the Conference on College Composition and Communication in Chicago, and others are attending the Association of Writers and Writing […]

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This Week in English | Feb. 16 – 25

Mid-February is here with a vengeance, yet we all keep sniffing spring in the air.  In the English Department, lots happening! Please read on for an update: Our First New Writing Series event of the semester takes place next Thursday at 4:30PM in the FERNALD APPE SPACE, 104 STEWART COMMONS. Katy Kelleher, author of The Ugly History of Beautiful Things: Essays on […]

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This Week in English | Feb. 2 – 9

We are all bundling up for what may be the coldest days on record in the Bangor area this weekend. Meanwhile, there are still events to catch and people to help. Please read on for details.   STORIED has its first open mic night of the semester on Saturday. The event will be at 5 PM in the […]

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This Week in English | Jan. 25-Feb. 3

Neville is alive again after the Winter Break—though some instructors taught classes online over the months of December and January. Interns in ENG and WGS are reaching out into the community to get their projects in place, classes are digging into the subject matter after a snowy first week, and we are all gearing up for […]

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This Week in English | Nov. 28 – Dec. 5

Neville is buzzing as we move toward our last week of class for the semester. In classes, students prepare presentations, papers, and exams. Outside class, 101 portfolios and paperwork stream into the English office, instructors haul in treats and snacks for their last classes, and we all turn our minds towards that last week of […]

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This Week in English | Nov. 18-27

Here’s wishing all and sundry a very happy Thanksgiving; we hope you travel safely if you are, and enjoy time with friends and loved ones. There’s not much happening outside the classroom at this time of the semester, but lots happening in classes as presentations, papers, and exams are prepared. Nevertheless, here’s a little news for our community:   […]

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