Illinois English professor and author David Wright Faladé was inducted into the Texas Institute of Letters. The honor society, whose members include MacArthur Fellows and Pulitzer Prize winners, was founded in 1936 to...
Four members of the Department of English have been selected by the College of LAS as the recipients of this year’s teaching and advising awards. Instructors Barry Hudek, Cassidy Short, and Corey Van Landingham, and academic advisor Anna Ivy were among 19 professors, graduate students,...
Numerous scholarships recognize and reward outstanding achievements by English department students, including English majors, Creative Writing majors, and Teaching of English students. Learn how to apply for merit scholarships.
Poet Ángel García examines his disrupted family lineage in his new collection of poetry, seeking answers about where he came from and trying to fill the many gaps in his family’s story.“...
This week marks the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth — she was born Dec. 16, 1775 — and fans of her novels have been celebrating with tea parties, brunches, and balls. Her novels — including “Sense and Sensibility,” “Pride and Prejudice” and “Emma” — enjoy immense popularity. They are the...
Kristi McDuffie has earned an LAS Academic Professional Award. McDuffie was among eight staff members and academic professionals to be honored by the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences for outstanding professional contributions. The awardees will be celebrated at a ceremony in Spring 2026...
The voyage of the HMS Challenger in the 1870s was a sprawling 3-1/2-year expedition to explore the world’s oceans. The scientists aboard the vessel collected 100,000 specimens of sea creatures, discovered 5,000 new species, mapped the ocean floors and took hundreds of measurements of sea...
