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Grad Landings: Ashley Gangi to St. Luke’s School
Ashley Gangi ’21 (Ph.D.) has just accepted a position as an Upper School English Teacher at St. Luke’s School in New Canaan, CT.
Grad Landings: Ruth Book ’21 Ph.D. to Rochester Institute of Technology
Ruth Book ’21 (Ph.D.) has recently accepted a position as lecturer in the Rochester Institute of Technology’s University Writing Program.
Wren Halpern ’23 (CLAS) Wins Kathleen Gibson McPeek Scholarship
We congratulation the 2021 winner and honorable mentions of the Kathleen Gibson McPeak Scholarship, which is awarded to an author with an outstanding essay on literary texts.
Narayani Ballambat ’22 (CLAS) Receives a UCONN IDEA Grant
Narayani Ballambat ’22 (CLAS), a rising senior who is double majoring in English and Physiology & Neurobiology, is one of twelve UConn IDEA Grant Recipients for Spring 2021. Her project, “Lust in Music: Addressing the Double Standards of Sexually Motivated Music in the 21st Century,” investigates how social standards shape our opinions on male and […]
Miller Oberman ’17 Ph.D Featured in New Yorker, Poets.org
An alum of the English literature program, Oberman’s poem The Win is Loud was a featured poem in the New Yorker in June 2021.
Professor Brenda Brueggemann wins Terra Foundation Award
The Terra Foundation has awarded a $50,000 grant to Professor Brenda Jo Brueggemann and her team for their exhibit/curation project, Shaped by the American Dream: Deaf History through Deaf Art.
Veronica Schorr ’19 (CLAS) to Release Debut Chapbook of Poetry
A 2018-2019 Collins Literary Prize in Poetry winner, Schorr will release her first poetry chapbook, Conscious Blue, in October 2021 with Finishing Line Press.
Center for Career Development Features Bilal Tajildeen ’14 (CLAS)
The UConn English graduate spoke to UConn about his career path and his new position as the Manager of Membership and Culture for the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy.
Rylee Thomas ’24 (CLAS) Named a Holster Scholar
Rylee Thomas ’24 (CLAS), a rising sophomore studying English and Communication with a business minor, was recently named a Holster Scholar for the 2020-2021 school year. The Holster Scholar Program is an opportunity available to first-year Honors students that allows recipients to pursue independent research, design, or creative projects in the summer before sophomore year. […]