English undergraduate student Caitlin Ongley was honored in a competition for her one-act lyrical play, titled Fig Mind. The play was selected as a winner in July and was performed at the Chain Theatre’s festival in New York City. Congratulations, Caitlin!
Alumni
Julia Brush ’23 (Ph.D.) to UMass Dartmouth
Julia Brush, ‘23 (Ph.D.), has recently accepted a position at UMass Dartmouth as an Assistant Teaching Professor in the First-Year Writing Program. She will be starting this position this fall semester. Congratulations Julia!
Hayley Segar ’17 (CLAS) to Appear on Shark Tank
Hayley Segar ’17 (CLAS), an alumna of the English program on the UConn Avery Point campus, was featured in UConn Today for her upcoming appearance on Shark Tank, scheduled for 8 p.m. on Friday, January 24th. Segar will be featured with her swimsuit company, onewith, where she will be pitching to top entrepreneurs.
Distinguished Professor, Alumni Featured in UConn Today
Gina Barreca, Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor in the English Department, was recently featured in UConn Today for her class work and recent collections that have featured a number of her current and former students.
Alumni Co-Edits issue of Genre
Justin Sider, ’05 (CLAS), an alumni of the English Department and the Creative Writing Program, has co-edited an issue of Genre titled Thirty Years after John Guillory’s Cultural Capital. This issue was published by Duke University Press and is available on their website. Congratulations, Justin!
Joanna MacGugan, ’19 (PhD) Publishes Book from Dissertation Work
Joanna MacGugan, ’19 (Ph.D.) has published her dissertation as a new book with Four Courts Press, titled “Social memory, reputation and the politics of death in the medieval Irish lordship.” Congratulations, Joanna!
English Department Members Named to Fulbright Grants in 2023-24
Multiple Department of English community members were among the students named to the Fulbright US Program for the 2023-24 academic year. Congratulations to Danicia Brown’ 23 (CLAS), Elisa Shaholli ’23 (CLAS), and Joan Tremblay ’22 (CLAS) for their assignments! Congratulations as well to Neal Krishna ’23 (CLAS), who was named an alternate for a Fulbright […]
Presenting Perspectives in Effective Ways
by Pascale Joachim, ’23 (CLAS) When Gus Marks-Hamilton graduated from UConn with a bachelor’s in English in 2003, he wasn’t sure what he wanted to do. After a first-hand experience with the criminal justice system, he knew he wanted to help incarcerated folks find employment opportunities and knew that in order to do so, he […]
Katherine Jimenez ’24 (CLAS) Receives Beinecke Scholarship
Katherine Jimenez ’24 (CLAS), a student in both the English and Journalism programs, has been named as the University of Connecticut’s first Beinecke Scholarship recipient. Read more about the award and her upcoming projects on UConn Today. Congratulations, Katherine!
Grad Landings: Micah Goodrich, ’20 (PhD.) to Boston University
Micah Goodrich, ’20 (PhD.), currently teaching in WGSS and English at UConn, has accepted a tenure-track position in English at Boston University. His doctoral committee included Fiona Somerset, Bob Hasenfratz, Sherri Olson, and Steven Kruger (of CUNY). Congratulations, Micah!