On February 14, Professors of Africana Studies and English Martha Cutter and Erika Williams spoke at a joint book talk about their recent publications. They summarized their findings and arguments to a crowd of curious minds packed into the Philip E. Austin Building’s Stern Lounge. Evelyn Simien, Interim Director of the Africana Studies Institute and […]

Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor Patrick Hogan has written extensively on various research interests, but he is most proud of his novel, “A People Without Shame.” In conversation with an English Department student worker, he said, “This is by far my favorite.” Published in May of this year, the first draft of the novel was […]

English major and honors student Rylee Thomas ‘24 (CLAS) delivered an original prose poem, “Leave the Door Open,” at the inauguration of UConn President Radenka Maric on September 29, 2023. Thomas spoke with the English Department about how the poem came to be and what it means to her. Inspired by the works of Amanda […]