Faculty News… Dr. Kraus Elected President of Society for the Study of Multi-Ethnic Literature 24 Sep 2015 Prof. Joe Kraus has recently been elected president of MELUS, the Society for the Study of Multi-Ethnic Literatures of the United States. MELUS is the largest society dedicated to that…
Faculty News… Applying to College Shouldn’t Be Like Being on “The Bachelor,” Says Dr. Kraus 24 Sep 2015 Our own Prof. Kraus has just published an op-ed about what he sees as the over-pressurized business of applying to college. It's like being a contestant on The Bachelor, he suggests,…
Faculty News… Friedman’s Article on Coriolanus Appears in Shakespeare Bulletin 23 Sep 2015 My latest article, entitled "Let me twine / Mine arms about that body": The Queerness of Coriolanus and Recent British Stage Productions, just appeared in the Winter 2015 issue of…
Academics… Lindsey Pelucacci reflects on her Scranton education 3 Sep 2015September 3, 2015 We're understandably proud of Lindsey Pelucacci, (BA, English, 2015), and her recent discussion of her experiences at a succession of Jesuit schools shows why. As a student at Scranton Prep,…
Reasons to Study Literature, Theatre & Writing The “War for Talent” in Tech Has Moved to the Humanities, Says Forbes Editor 3 Sep 2015 George Anders of Forbes argues at length that the "second wave" of the technological revolution is upon us and that it is the humanities-educated rather than the technical-educated who are most responsible…
