by Alexander Mika, ’21 (CLAS) In an effort to promote anti-racist writing practices across academic disciplines, Kathleen Tonry, associate professor of English and associate director of the University Writing Center, and Gabe Morrison, a PhD candidate in rhetoric and composition, are working on an initiative called “Racism in the Margins.” The project begins with a […]
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UConn Professor and Alumnus Brian Sneeden Receives National Endowment for the Arts Literature Translation Fellowship
PER PRESS RELEASE BY PETER CONSTANTINE, DIRECTOR OF THE PROGRAM IN LITERARY TRANSLATION, UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT – The National Endowment for the Arts recently announced that Brian Sneeden will receive a Literature Translation Fellowship of $12,500 to translate Chimera, a collection of poetry by Phoebe Giannisi, into English. Sneeden is one of 24 Literature Translation […]
The 2020 Social Justice Write-In
On Friday Nov. 20, the Aetna Chair of Writing supported, along with others, a Social Justice Write-In with Kiedra Taylor and Darby Lacey (English Graduate Student Association co-chairs on the Diversity subcommittee) serving as the event hosts.
Feature for Margaret Gibson (Prof. Emerita)
Margaret Gibson, Professor Emerita and current Poet Laureate for the State of Connecticut, was featured in the Westerly Sun for her work featuring poetry related to nature and the climate crisis statewide. The article can be found on the Westerly Sun website.
Welcome to New Faculty
Emily Cormier, Alex Gatten, Kyle Booten, and Paige Walker.
Pam Bedore’s Virtual Workshop on Online Teaching
“Using Discussion Boards with Online Teaching.” Wed, Aug 19, 1-1:45.
Congratulations to Sean Forbes
Mellon/UCHI Faculty Fellowship.
Tribute Awards for Gabe Morrison, Mollie Kervick, and Alex Gatten
Awards for Teaching Innovation, Service, and Dissertation. Congratulations!
Scott Campbell Winner of ECE Faculty Coordinator award
Scott Campbell won the Thomas E. Recchio ECE Faculty Coordinator Award for Academic Leadership this year.
What’s So Funny? Professor Gina Barreca
UConn Today Interview, Jan. 17.