In an article published by UConn Today, Professors Victoria Ford Smith, Kate Capshaw, and Anna Mae Duane, and English Ph.D. student Amber Weinstock, share their research on the prevalence of teachers self-censoring book selections to avoid controversy.
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Dr. Amanda Greenwell ’20 (Ph.D.) Wins Children’s Literature Association Book Award
Dr. Amanda Greenwell, ’20 (Ph.D.), an Associate Professor of English at Central Connecticut State University, was named this year’s winner of the Children’s Literature Association’s Book Award for her recent publication The Child Gaze: Narrating Resistance in American Literature. Dr. Greenwell was featured on Fox 61 for her work associated with this award, which was […]
Luisana Duarte Armendariz ’26 (PhD), featured in UConn Today
Luisana Duarte Armendariz ’26 (PhD), a Graduate Assistant for the Creative Writing Program, was featured in UConn Today. The article highlights how her journey ties into her dissertation. Congratulations, Luisana!
Emmanuel Oppong-Yeboah ‘15 (CLAS) to be Boston’s next Poet Laureate
Emmanuel Oppong-Yeboah ‘15 (CLAS) has been chosen to be the fourth Boston Poet Laureate and will assume the role for four years. Their goal is to continue to build on the work of previous poets laureate and to encourage people to be more engaged in poetry. Congratulations, Emmanuel!
Will Hines ’92 (CLAS) featured in UConn Magazine
Will Hines, ’92 (CLAS), was recently featured in UConn Magazine for his successful career as a character actor and a respected improv teacher in venues like the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater.
ENGL Prof. Semenza and Horror Film Class Featured in UConn360 Podcast
Professor Greg Semenza was recently featured in a UConn360 Podcast episode where they highlighted his class The Horror Film, ENGL 1401. The conversation covers what qualifies as a horror film and why they are so popular today. Visit the Uconn360 website to listen to or read the transcript of this episode.
Prof. Anna Mae Duane Introduces Symposium on AI
English Professor and UConn Humanities Institute (UCHI) Director Anna Mae Duane introduced a symposium featured in UConn Today that explored disciplinary and cultural differences in discussions about Artificial Intelligence and Large Language Models. This symposium was part of a larger UCHI project titled “Reading Between the Lines: An Interdisciplinary Glossary for Human-Centered AI.” which is funded by a […]
Prof. Mary Burke featured on Irish Broadcaster RTE
Prof. Mary Burke, Coordinator for the Irish Literature concentration, recently wrote an article published by Irish broadcaster RTÉ dedicated to the second-youngest mayor in New York City history, John Purroy Mitchel, following the win by Zohran Mamdani, the newest mayor elect of the city.
Christopher Bolster, ’25 (Ph.D.) Accepted a Position at Hamden Hall
Christopher Bolster, ‘25 (Ph.D.) has recently accepted a position at the Hamden Hall Country Day School as of an Instructor of English and History. Christopher’s advisory committee included Lyn Tribble, Linsday Cummings, Jean Marsden, and Gregory Semenza. Congratulations, Christopher!
Gretchen Geer, ‘25 (Ph.D.) Accepted a Position at Montevideo High
Gretchen Geer, ‘25 (Ph.D.) has recently accepted a full-time English teaching position at Montevideo High School in Montevideo, Minnesota. Her advisory committee included Fiona Somerset, Victoria Ford Smith, Pam Bedore, and Greg Semenza. Congratulations, Gretchen!