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Prof. Emeritus Sam Pickering Publishes New Book
Warmest congratulations to Professor Emeritus Sam Pickering, who has recently published his latest book, The Gate in the Garden Wall, with Madville Publishing. His work is readily available as an eBook or Paperback.
Aetna/English Department Awards and Scholarships Granted
Congratulations to all of our Aetna/English Dept. Award recipients!
Prof. Briona Jones wins Lammy in LGBTQ Anthology
In addition to recently winning the Publishing Triangle’s Judy Grahn Award for Lesbian Nonfiction, Professor Briona Jones has just won a Lammy in the LGBTQ Anthology category.
Grad Landings: Amy Fehr ’22 (PhD) to UAW Local 2322
Amy Fehr, who successfully defended her dissertation in May, has just landed a position as Organizer/Representative for UAW Local 2322 in Holyoke, Massachusetts.
Grad Landings: Matthew Shelton ’15 (MA) ’19 (PhD)
Matthew Shelton has just accepted a one-year renewable position as Lecturer in Irish Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, in the Celtic Studies Program.
Grad Landings: William Biel ’22 (PhD)
Will Biel, who successfully defended his dissertation this spring, has just accepted a two-year post-doctoral position in English at West Point starting in the fall.
Grad Landings: Micah Goodrich ’22 (PhD) to Boston University
Micah Goodrich has recently accepted a one-year position as a Visiting Assistant Professor at Boston University.
Julianna Iacovelli ’22 (CLAS), ’23 (Neag) Published in English Journal
As recognized in an earlier post, Julianna Iacovelli’s essay, “The Importance of Queer Joy in the Classroom” was successfully selected by the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) for their award-winning English Journal. Iacovelli originally wrote the essay for Prof. Jason Courtmanche’s Spring 2021 Advanced Composition for Prospective Teachers class. It has since been […]
Katherine Jimenez Earns BOLD Scholarship
Please join the English Department in celebrating Katherine Jimenez ’24 (English & Journalism, CLAS) as the very first English major to be awarded a BOLD Scholarship at UCONN. Congratulations, Katherine, on this incredible achievement!