In order to remain connected during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the passion project of three English professors has resulted in an intriguing new podcast about children’s literature.
Author: Carcia, Peter
In Memoriam, Spring 2021
by Emily Graham ’22 (CLAS) In this issue of the newsletter, we honor three members of the UConn English community who have passed during this year. While they might not be with us in person, their insight and passion for literature and writing has left a lasting impression. Gabriella Schlesinger, 84, passed away in […]
Remote Reporting: An Interview with Ali Oshinskie
As an undergraduate English major, Oshinskie started her own podcast, “Professors are People Too.” She now works with Connecticut Public Radio and Report for America as a reporter for the Naugatuck River Valley region.
Cross-Country Graduate School: An Interview with Alyse O’Hara
by Alex Mika ’21 (CLAS) When she received her letter of acceptance from UConn’s PhD program in the early spring of 2020, Alyse O’Hara was ready to move across the country to begin the next chapter of her academic journey. As spring turned to summer and summer looked to fall, however, it became increasingly clear […]
Starting at the Close: An Interview with Peter Carcia
by Alex Mika ’21 (CLAS) Balancing school in Storrs and work in Hartford, Peter Carcia had plenty on his plate at the start of 2020. After being accepted as a program assistant in the English department, Carcia breathed a sigh of relief; school and work could now be completed in the same place. A week […]
A Retrospective Interview with Alex Mika
by Peter Carcia, Program Assistant, Department of English Alex Mika (CLAS ‘21) is a senior English major and student worker for the English department. He has recently released a chapbook called Alex and the Dinosaur Prints and will be continuing his education in the MA program at UConn, focusing on early modern drama, dramatic literature, […]
Looking Back and Looking Forward: An Interview with Kate Luongo
by Alex Mika ’21 (CLAS) Long before she began working on her Honors thesis—a middle grade fiction novel—and even before she began reading middle grade fiction, Kate Luongo ’21 (CLAS) knew she wanted to be a writer. Now, as she prepares to don her cap and gown, Luongo looks back on completing her degree in […]
The UConn Graduate Pandemic Narrative Project
Aetna Chair of Writing Brenda Brueggemann, along with graduate students Margaret McFarlane, Emily Tarconish, and Kathryn Warrender-Hill, created an online survey in academic year 2020-2021 for graduate students, focusing on how the pandemic has influenced their education experience.
Prof. Gina Barreca Highlighted in UConn Magazine for New Book
Professor Gina Barreca, editor of the soon-to-be released Fast Funny Women: 75 Essays of Flash Fiction, was highlighted in UConn Magazine for the collection, its origins in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the contributors with connections to the University of Connecticut. Details on how to get a copy of the new book are […]
Marilyn Nelson, Professor Emerita of English, Featured by USA Today in Black YA Author List
Marilyn (Waniek) Nelson, Professor Emerita of English and Connecticut Poet Laureate from 2001 to 2006, was featured by USA Today in their list of 50 Black YA authors you should read according to database editor Mary Cadden. She was also featured in an article by UConn Magazine writer Peter Nelson with a biography of her career […]