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The short story behind a novel career
A new book by Phillip B. Williams has its roots in his days at Illinois. The book, his first novel, stems from a story that Williams wrote for a short story writing contest while he was a student.
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Kimberly Mack wins NEH Public Scholar Fellowship
Professor Kimberly Mack has been awarded a prestigious Public Scholar Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Tim Dean and Robert Dale Parker receive named positions
In a joint ceremony held earlier this fall, the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences celebrated the investitures of Tim Dean as James M. Benson Professor in English and Robert Dale Parker as Frank Hodgins Chair in American Literature.
2020 Initial Placements
- Frank Garcia - Assistant Professor, University of Rutgers
- Eman Ghanayem - Postdoctoral Research Associate, Universit
2021 Initial Placements
- María Carvajal Regidor - Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts Boston
- Eman Ghanayem - Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship, Departm
2022 graduates
- *Jessica Witte: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Text and Data Mining, University of Edinburgh
- *Coral Lumbley: Assistant Professor, Engli
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Janice Harrington writes children’s biography of pioneering Black botanist
Professor Janice Harrington hopes that book on pioneering Black botanist inspires young readers to overcome obstacles and pay attention to the world around them.
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The long afterlife of whaling
The whaling industry helped drive industrialization in the 19th century, with whale oil used to light lamps and lubricate machinery. Even after petroleum replaced whale oil as an energy source in the U.S., whaling continued to be part of our cultural imagination and helped develop the idea of an...
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Believing in the necessary
There are things we’ve trained to do, and then there are the things we change for. Professor John Levi Barnard describes how his scholarship and teaching add perspective to current crises.